Maryam

\ma.ʁjam\

/\ma.ʁjam\/ name

The verdict

“Maryam” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,004. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,004
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-maryam · Maryam · French

Maryam · rank #43,004 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,004
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH matez

Nearest frequency peer: matez (+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 « Maryam »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Maryam » 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).

Maryam vs maya
50% similar
Maryam vs Mayas
67% similar
Maryam vs Myriam
67% similar

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

Key facts for Maryam
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaryam
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ma.ʁjam\
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,004
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Maryam »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Maryamse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « matez » (#43,005), « mandement » (#43,002), « Maurin » (#43,006). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Maryam » est au #43,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Maryam (IPA \ma.ʁjam\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #43,004 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom féminin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Maryam, with forms such as "amryam", "maraym", and "marryam". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "maya", "Mayas", "Myriam", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Maryam, spelled M-A-R-Y-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cela faisait plus d’un an et demi qu’Amel Majri n’avait plus mis les pieds à Clairefontaine, et c’est accompagnée de Maryam, sa fille de 8 mois, qu’elle a fait son retour en Bleue, devenant ainsi la première à venir à un rassemblement avec son enfant.
  2. Maryam Touzani, Denis Ménochet, Rungano Nyoni, Brie Larson, Paul Dano, Atiq Rahimi, Damian Szifron et Julia Ducourneau seront invités à exprimer leur avis en toute liberté.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amryam
  • maraym
  • marryam
  • maryamm
  • maryma
  • maryyam
  • mayram
  • mmaryam
  • mrayam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Maryam - 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.

amryam2maraym2marryam1maryamm1maryma2maryyam1mayram2mmaryam1
Edit distance from "Maryam"

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 "Maryam"?
"Maryam" is spelled M-A-R-Y-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ʁjam\.
What does "Maryam" mean?
As a proper noun, "Maryam" means: Prénom féminin.
What words are commonly confused with "Maryam"?
"Maryam" is commonly confused with "maya", "Mayas", "Myriam". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Maryam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maryam" is \ma.ʁjam\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maryam" come from?
"Maryam" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list