# archdeacon

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #41,510

## Definitions
1. A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.

## Etymology
From Middle English arcedekne, archdecon, archdekne, archdekyn, archedeken, archedekyn, archedyacun, archideken, archidiacon, ardekne, ercedekene, ercedekne, erchdekene, erchedekene, erchedekne, erresdeken, ersedekne, ersedekyn, from Old English ærcedæcne, ærcediæcne, earcedæcne (from Late Latin archidiāconus) and Old French arc(h)ediacne.

## Common misspellings (15)
`acrhdeacon`, `arcchdeacon`, `arcdheacon`, `archdaecon`, `archddeacon`, `archdeaccon`, `archdeacno`, `archdeaconn`, `archdeaocn`, `archdecaon`, `archedacon`, `archhdeacon`, `arhcdeacon`, `arrchdeacon`, `rachdeacon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/archdeacon