Hiram

name

The verdict

“Hiram” is uncommon French (frequency #62,343 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,343
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prétendu architecte du temple de Jérusalem, révéré par les francs-maçons.

Key facts for Hiram
PropertyValue
HeadwordHiram
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,343
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hiram” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hiram lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hiram is uncommon French at frequency #62,343 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prétendu architecte du temple de Jérusalem, révéré par les francs-maçons.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Hiram in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Hiram, spelled H-I-R-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prétendu architecte du temple de Jérusalem, révéré par les francs-maçons.

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 "Hiram"?
"Hiram" is spelled H-I-R-A-M.
What does "Hiram" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hiram" means: Prétendu architecte du temple de Jérusalem, révéré par les francs-maçons.
What language does "Hiram" come from?
"Hiram" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Hiram”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is H-I-R-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list