Algol
"algol" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Algol” is uncommon English (frequency #89,087 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,087
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An eclipsing binary star in the constellation of Perseus; Beta (β) Persei. It represents the eye of Medusa, whose head is being held by Perseus.
Corpus desk
Index EN-algol · Algol · English
Algol · rank #89,087 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,087
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH albumen
Nearest frequency peer: albumen (-1 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 “Algol”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- agonizingly
agonizingly
10,919 corpus weight
- albumen
albumen
10,915 corpus weight
- Algol
Algol
10,914 corpus weight
- alliant
alliant
10,911 corpus weight
- allogeneic
allogeneic
10,910 corpus weight
- allograft
allograft
10,909 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Algol” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Algol |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #89,087 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Algol” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Algol is uncommon English at frequency #89,087 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An eclipsing binary star in the constellation of Perseus; Beta (β) Persei. It represents the eye of Medusa, whose head is being held by Perseus.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Algol, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic الْغُول (al-ḡūl, “the ghoul”). The correct English form is Algol, spelled A-L-G-O-L.
Definition
- 1An eclipsing binary star in the constellation of Perseus; Beta (β) Persei. It represents the eye of Medusa, whose head is being held by Perseus.
Etymology
From Arabic الْغُول (al-ḡūl, “the ghoul”).
This word in other languages
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.
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