Persephone

[pɛʁˈzeːfone]

/[pɛʁˈzeːfone]/ noun

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The verdict

“Persephone” is uncommon German (frequency #98,903 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,903
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gemahlin des Hades und Göttin der Unterwelt

Key facts for Persephone
PropertyValue
HeadwordPersephone
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛʁˈzeːfone]
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,903
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Persephone” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Persephone lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Persephone is uncommon German at frequency #98,903 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛʁˈzeːfone]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gemahlin des Hades und Göttin der Unterwelt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Persephone in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Persephone, spelled P-E-R-S-E-P-H-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gemahlin des Hades und Göttin der Unterwelt

Synonyms

Proserpina

This word in other languages

Persephone(English)Perséphone(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Persephone"?
"Persephone" is spelled P-E-R-S-E-P-H-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁˈzeːfone].
What does "Persephone" mean?
As a noun, "Persephone" means: Gemahlin des Hades und Göttin der Unterwelt
How do you pronounce "Persephone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Persephone" is [pɛʁˈzeːfone]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Persephone" come from?
"Persephone" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Persephone”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-E-R-S-E-P-H-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɛʁˈzeːfone] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list