ataraxy
/ˈatəɹaksi/
"ataraxy" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ataraxy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ataraxia; freedom from mental disturbance; imperturbability, dogged indifference.
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Index EN-ataraxy · ataraxy · English
ataraxy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ataraxy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈatəɹaksi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ataraxy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ataraxy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈatəɹaksi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ataraxy doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French ataraxie, from Ancient Greek ἀταραξία (ataraxía, “impassiveness”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + ταράσσω (tarássō, “I disturb”). Doublet of ataraxia. The correct English form is ataraxy, spelled A-T-A-R-A-X-Y.
Definition
- 1Ataraxia; freedom from mental disturbance; imperturbability, dogged indifference.
- 2State of psychological calm and tranquility, absence of discomfort, or metabolical inactivity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ataraxy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When the Pyrrhonians say, that ataraxy is the chiefe felicitie, which is the immobilitie of judgement, their meaning is not to speake it affirmatively[…].
Youth all around prancing, vociferating, mocking; callow and alien youth, having to be looked after and studied and taught, as though nothing but it mattered, term after term—and now, all of a sudden, in mid-term, peace, ataraxy, a profound and leisured stillness.
Etymology
From Middle French ataraxie, from Ancient Greek ἀταραξία (ataraxía, “impassiveness”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + ταράσσω (tarássō, “I disturb”). Doublet of ataraxia.
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.