harém

//a.ˈɾɐ̃j̃// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,624

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

harém is aPortuguesenoun. It means: parte do palácio onde vivem as mulheres (entre os povos muçulmanos) Pronounced /a.ˈɾɐ̃j̃/. Often confused with hem and here.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of harém in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for harém is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.ˈɾɐ̃j̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #35,624 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for harém, with forms such as "ahrém", "harmé", and "harrém". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is harém, spelled H-A-R-É-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahrém,harmé,harrém,harémm,haérm,hharém,hraém

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for harém

Misspelling Variants of "harém"

ahrém5harmé5harrém6harémm6haérm5hharém6hraém5
Misspelling Variants of "harém"

Frequency rank: #35,624 in Portuguese

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter H in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.