archon
/ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/
"archon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“archon” is an uncommon English word, ranked #52,778 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,778
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | archon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,778 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “archon” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for archon is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/. Corpus data places it at rank #52,778 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for archon, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn), a noun use of the present participle of ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”). The correct English form is archon, spelled A-R-C-H-O-N.
Definition
- 1A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
- 2A person who claims the right to rule, or to exercise power or sovereign authority over other human beings.
- 3A ruler, head of state or other leader.
- 4A supernatural ruler of the cosmos.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn), a noun use of the present participle of ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”).
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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Using “archon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-R-C-H-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.