arithmancy
"arithmancy" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“arithmancy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arithmancy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arithmancy” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
arithmancy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for arithmancy, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”) + -mancy. The correct English form is arithmancy, spelled A-R-I-T-H-M-A-N-C-Y.
Definition
- 1Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”) + -mancy.
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 “arithmancy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-R-I-T-H-M-A-N-C-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.