antistrophe
"antistrophe" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“antistrophe” 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 May 6, 2026) - In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | antistrophe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “antistrophe” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
antistrophe is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for antistrophe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin antistrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀντιστροφή (antistrophḗ, “turning about”). The correct English form is antistrophe, spelled A-N-T-I-S-T-R-O-P-H-E.
Definition
- 1In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
- 2The lines of this part of the choral song.
- 3The repetition of words in an inverse order.
- 4The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin antistrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀντιστροφή (antistrophḗ, “turning about”).
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.
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Using “antistrophe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-N-T-I-S-T-R-O-P-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.