Mahomet

\ma.ɔ.mɛ\

/\ma.ɔ.mɛ\/ name

The verdict

“Mahomet” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,834. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,834
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prophète fondateur de l’islam (né vers 570 / décédé vers 632).

Corpus desk

Index FR-mahomet · Mahomet · French

Mahomet · rank #13,834 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,834
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mad

Nearest frequency peer: mad (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Mahomet »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Mahomet » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mahomet vs Mehmet
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mahomet
PropertyValue
HeadwordMahomet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ma.ɔ.mɛ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,834
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Mahomet »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Mahometse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mad » (#13,833), « martinez » (#13,835), « Léopold » (#13,832). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Mahomet » est au #13,834. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Mahomet (IPA \ma.ɔ.mɛ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,834 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mahomet, with forms such as "amhomet", "mahhomet", and "mahmoet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Mehmet", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Mahomet, spelled M-A-H-O-M-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prophète fondateur de l’islam (né vers 570 / décédé vers 632).
  2. 2
    Forme francisée du prénom des sultans ottomans et califes de Cordoue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lecteur, les Turcs croyent que cette nuit du voyage, Mahomet monta aux Cieux avec l'Ange Gabriel, il estoit monté sur un Burac blanc, qui est un animal partie mule, partie asne , & partie cheval.
  2. Celui qui, se trouvant à la Mecque, irait insulter aux cendres de Mahomet, renverser ses autels, et troubler toute une mosquée, se ferait empaler, à coup sûr, et ne serait peut-être pas canonisé.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amhomet
  • mahhomet
  • mahmoet
  • mahoemt
  • mahomett
  • mahommet
  • mahomte
  • maohmet
  • mhaomet
  • mmahomet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mahomet - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amhomet2mahhomet1mahmoet2mahoemt2mahomett1mahommet1mahomte2maohmet2
Edit distance from "Mahomet"

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 "Mahomet"?
"Mahomet" is spelled M-A-H-O-M-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ɔ.mɛ\.
What does "Mahomet" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mahomet" means: Prophète fondateur de l’islam (né vers 570 / décédé vers 632).
What words are commonly confused with "Mahomet"?
"Mahomet" is commonly confused with "Mehmet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mahomet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mahomet" is \ma.ɔ.mɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mahomet" come from?
"Mahomet" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list