androsphinx

/ˈændɹəsˌfɪŋks/

//ˈændɹəsˌfɪŋks// noun

"androsphinx" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“androsphinx” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A sphinx with the head of a man.

Corpus desk

Index EN-androsphinx · androsphinx · English

androsphinx · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for androsphinx
PropertyValue
Headwordandrosphinx
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈændɹəsˌfɪŋks/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “androsphinx” in English

androsphinxranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

androsphinx is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈændɹəsˌfɪŋks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A sphinx with the head of a man.".

Zero misspellings are on record for androsphinx in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From andro- + sphinx. The correct English form is androsphinx, spelled A-N-D-R-O-S-P-H-I-N-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    A sphinx with the head of a man.

Etymology

From andro- + sphinx.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "androsphinx"?
"androsphinx" is spelled A-N-D-R-O-S-P-H-I-N-X. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈændɹəsˌfɪŋks/.
What does "androsphinx" mean?
As a noun, "androsphinx" means: A sphinx with the head of a man.
How do you pronounce "androsphinx"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "androsphinx" is /ˈændɹəsˌfɪŋks/. 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 "androsphinx"?
From andro- + sphinx. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list