Hiroshima
\i.ʁɔ.ʃi.ma\
The verdict
“Hiroshima” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,292. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,292
- frequency rank, French
- 109,908
- “H” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ville du Japon avec une population de plus d’un million d'habitants.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hiroshima |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \i.ʁɔ.ʃi.ma\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #22,292 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hiroshima” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Hiroshima (IPA \i.ʁɔ.ʃi.ma\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #22,292 among 109,908 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hiroshima, with forms such as "hhiroshima", "hiorshima", and "hirohsima". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Hiroshima, spelled H-I-R-O-S-H-I-M-A.
Definition
- 1Ville du Japon avec une population de plus d’un million d'habitants.
- 2Premier bombardement nucléaire au monde qui anéantit cette ville, le 6 août 1945.
- 3Catastrophe historique.
- 4Préfecture du Japon, dont la capitale est la précédente.
- 5Préfecture japonaise ayant cette ville pour capitale.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhiroshima
- hiorshima
- hirohsima
- hiroshhima
- hiroshiam
- hiroshimma
- hiroshmia
- hirosihma
- hirosshima
- hirroshima
- hirsohima
- hrioshima
- ihroshima
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hiroshima - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Hiroshima”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-I-R-O-S-H-I-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \i.ʁɔ.ʃi.ma\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.