Hashem

\ha.ʃem\

/\ha.ʃem\/ name

The verdict

“Hashem” is uncommon French (frequency #99,181 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,181
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de Dieu, tétragramme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hashem · Hashem · French

Hashem · rank #99,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,181
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hartung

Nearest frequency peer: Hartung (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Hashem »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Hashem » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hashem
PropertyValue
HeadwordHashem
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ha.ʃem\
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,181
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Hashem » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Hashemtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Hartung » (#99,180), « hassidim » (#99,182), « haring » (#99,178). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « Hashem » est au #99,181. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hashem is uncommon French at frequency #99,181 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ha.ʃem\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Hashem has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Hashem, spelled H-A-S-H-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de Dieu, tétragramme.
  2. 2
    Dieu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Hashem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nos pensées sont impuissantes et incertaines ; seul Dieu sait et fait ce qui est bon pour nous. Puisse Hashem être béni pour tous les actes de bonté qu’il nous accorde.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hashem"?
"Hashem" is spelled H-A-S-H-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is \ha.ʃem\.
What does "Hashem" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hashem" means: Nom de Dieu, tétragramme.
How do you pronounce "Hashem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hashem" is \ha.ʃem\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hashem" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hashem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list