harém

/a.ˈɾɐ̃j̃/

//a.ˈɾɐ̃j̃// noun

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The verdict

“harém” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,624
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte do palácio onde vivem as mulheres (entre os povos muçulmanos)

Corpus desk

Index PT-harem · harém · Portuguese

harém · rank #35,624 · 7 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,624
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH hani

Nearest frequency peer: hani (-2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “harém”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “harém” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

harém vs hem
40% similar
harém vs here
40% similar
harém vs have
40% similar

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

Key facts for harém
PropertyValue
Headwordharém
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/a.ˈɾɐ̃j̃/
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,624
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “harém”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).harémcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “hani” (#35,622), “gula” (#35,619), “hospedeira” (#35,629). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “harém” fica em #35,624. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around harém (IPA /a.ˈɾɐ̃j̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,624 among 409 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for harém, with forms such as "ahrém", "harmé", and "harrém". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "hem", "here", "have", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is harém, spelled H-A-R-É-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte do palácio onde vivem as mulheres (entre os povos muçulmanos)
  2. 2
    parte da casa de um muçulmano destinada à habitação das mulheres
  3. 3
    prostíbulo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Você vai ver: quando a gente acabar, o meu próximo namorado vai ser um guarda de harém. O Pedro não entrou em pânico mas não estava a achar muita graça.

This word in other languages

Harem(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrém
  • harmé
  • harrém
  • harémm
  • haérm
  • hharém
  • hraém

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of harém - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahrém2harmé2harrém1harémm1haérm2hharém1hraém2
Edit distance from "harém"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "harém"?
"harém" is spelled H-A-R-É-M. The IPA pronunciation is /a.ˈɾɐ̃j̃/.
What does "harém" mean?
As a noun, "harém" means: parte do palácio onde vivem as mulheres (entre os povos muçulmanos)
What words are commonly confused with "harém"?
"harém" is commonly confused with "hem", "here", "have". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "harém"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harém" is /a.ˈɾɐ̃j̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "harém" come from?
"harém" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

foras#35,602fodas#35,600Jânio#35,658Petro#35,725

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Guinea7 variantscorso7 variantsprofa7 variantsrasgo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list