Atlantean
/ətˈlænti.ən/
"atlantean" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Atlantean” is uncommon English (frequency #73,872 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,872
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An inhabitant of the mythical island of Atlantis.
Corpus desk
Index EN-atlantean · Atlantean · English
Atlantean · rank #73,872 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,872
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH atherosclerot…
Nearest frequency peer: atherosclerotic (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Atlantean”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- aright
aright
26,135 corpus weight
- Arius
Arius
26,134 corpus weight
- atheroscler…
atherosclerotic
26,130 corpus weight
- Atlantean
Atlantean
26,129 corpus weight
- Aurangabad
Aurangabad
26,125 corpus weight
- aversive
aversive
26,123 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Atlantean” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Atlantean |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ətˈlænti.ən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #73,872 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Atlantean” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Atlantean is uncommon English at frequency #73,872 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ətˈlænti.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Atlantean in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Atlas + -ean and Atlantis + -ean. The correct English form is Atlantean, spelled A-T-L-A-N-T-E-A-N.
Definition
- 1An inhabitant of the mythical island of Atlantis.
- 2A pillar or statue in the form of an architectural atlas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Atlantean appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1847, M. Bodichon, Études sur l'Algérie, translated in Nott & Gliddon, 1854, Types of mankind, The Atlanteans, among the ancients, passed for the favorite children of Neptune; they made known the worship of this god to other nations
This pyramid has been restored and the tall statues, called Atlanteans (Los Atlantes), have been erected on its summit.
Etymology
From Atlas + -ean and Atlantis + -ean.
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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