athanasy
/əˈθænəsɪ/
"athanasy" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“athanasy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An absence of death or the condition of everlasting life.
Corpus desk
Index EN-athanasy · athanasy · English
athanasy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | athanasy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈθænəsɪ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “athanasy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
athanasy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈθænəsɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An absence of death or the condition of everlasting life.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for athanasy, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἀθανασία (athanasía, “immortality”). The correct English form is athanasy, spelled A-T-H-A-N-A-S-Y.
Definition
- 1An absence of death or the condition of everlasting life.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how athanasy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Is not a scholiastic athanasy better than none?
Hughes's "Ghost Crabs" has at its core a similar morbid fascination for this invading natural athanasy that overflows the symbolic protections of the self.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀθανασία (athanasía, “immortality”).
Synonyms
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.