abraxas

/əˈbɹæk.səs/

//əˈbɹæk.səs// noun

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"abraxas" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“abraxas” is uncommon English (frequency #90,108 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,108
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A transcription of Abrasax.

Corpus desk

Index EN-abraxas · abraxas · English

abraxas · rank #90,108 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,108
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adar

Nearest frequency peer: Adar (+5 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “abraxas”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “abraxas” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abraxas
PropertyValue
Headwordabraxas
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈbɹæk.səs/
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,108
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “abraxas” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).abraxasfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Adar” (#90,113), “Adebayo” (#90,114), “adjudicators” (#90,115). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “abraxas” is #90,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abraxas is uncommon English at frequency #90,108 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈbɹæk.səs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A transcription of Abrasax.".

abraxas has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Mistaken spelling of Abrasax. The correct English form is abraxas, spelled A-B-R-A-X-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A transcription of Abrasax.

Etymology

Mistaken spelling of Abrasax.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abraxas"?
"abraxas" is spelled A-B-R-A-X-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈbɹæk.səs/.
What does "abraxas" mean?
As a noun, "abraxas" means: A transcription of Abrasax.
How do you pronounce "abraxas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abraxas" is /əˈbɹæk.səs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "abraxas"?
Mistaken spelling of Abrasax. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Adebayo#90,114Alabang#90,121ampoule#90,132worming#90,076

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list