Babylonian
/bæbɪˈləʊnɪ.ən/
"babylonian" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Babylonian” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #28,459 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #28,459
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Babylonian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /bæbɪˈləʊnɪ.ən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #28,459 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Babylonian” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Babylonian is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bæbɪˈləʊnɪ.ən/. Corpus data places it at rank #28,459 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Babylonian, with forms such as "abbylonian", "babbylonian", and "bablyonian". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Babylōnius (“of Babylon, Babylonian”) (from Ancient Greek Βαβυλώνιος (Babulṓnios)) + -an. By surface analysis, Babylon + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Babelian. The correct English form is Babylonian, spelled B-A-B-Y-L-O-N-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire.
- 2Roman Catholic (with reference to e.g. Revelation 14–18).
- 3Characteristic of Babylon or its civilization and inhabitants; huge, decadent, indulgent. .
Etymology
From Latin Babylōnius (“of Babylon, Babylonian”) (from Ancient Greek Βαβυλώνιος (Babulṓnios)) + -an. By surface analysis, Babylon + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Babelian.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbylonian,babbylonian,bablyonian,babyllonian,babylnoian,babyloinan,babylonain,babyloniann,babylonina,babylonnian,babyolnian,babyylonian,bayblonian,bbabylonian,bbaylonian
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Babylonian - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Babylonian”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-A-B-Y-L-O-N-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bæbɪˈləʊnɪ.ən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.