Bartholomew

/bɑːˈθɒləmjuː/

//bɑːˈθɒləmjuː// name

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"bartholomew" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Bartholomew” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,676. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,676
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An Apostle, identified with Nathanael. (biblical character)

Corpus desk

Index EN-bartholomew · Bartholomew · English

Bartholomew · rank #24,676 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,676
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bavarian

Nearest frequency peer: bavarian (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Bartholomew”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Bartholomew” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bartholomew
PropertyValue
HeadwordBartholomew
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/bɑːˈθɒləmjuː/
Letters11
Frequency rank#24,676
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Bartholomew”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Bartholomewlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “bavarian” (#24,677), “Bannon” (#24,674), “beacons” (#24,678). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Bartholomew” is #24,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Bartholomew (IPA /bɑːˈθɒləmjuː/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,676 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bartholomew, with forms such as "abrtholomew", "barhtolomew", and "barrtholomew". 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 tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from בר (bar, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai; Ptolemy”). It has long been unclear whether the Apostle's father w… The correct English form is Bartholomew, spelled B-A-R-T-H-O-L-O-M-E-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    An Apostle, identified with Nathanael. (biblical character)
  2. 2
    A male given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
  3. 3
    A surname.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Bartholomew appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

Etymology

From Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from בר (bar, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai; Ptolemy”). It has long been unclear whether the Apostle's father was named after the biblical Talmai, king of Geshur, or one of the Greek Ptolemies, as the two originally unrelated names were conflated in Jewish Aramaic. The name's pronunciation was changed to match the spelling; contrast French Barthélemy from the same source.

This word in other languages

Bartolomé(Español)Barthélemy(Français)Bartholomäus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrtholomew
  • barhtolomew
  • barrtholomew
  • barthholomew
  • barthloomew
  • barthollomew
  • bartholmoew
  • bartholoemw
  • bartholomeww
  • bartholommew
  • bartholomwe
  • barthoolmew
  • bartohlomew
  • barttholomew
  • batrholomew
  • bbartholomew
  • bratholomew

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bartholomew - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abrtholomew2barhtolomew2barrtholomew1barthholomew1barthloomew2barthollomew1bartholmoew2bartholoemw2
Edit distance from "Bartholomew"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bartholomew"?
"Bartholomew" is spelled B-A-R-T-H-O-L-O-M-E-W. The IPA pronunciation is /bɑːˈθɒləmjuː/.
What does "Bartholomew" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bartholomew" means: An Apostle, identified with Nathanael. (biblical character)
What are common misspellings of "Bartholomew"?
Common misspellings include "abrtholomew", "barhtolomew", "barrtholomew", "barthholomew", "barthloomew". The correct spelling is "Bartholomew".
How do you pronounce "Bartholomew"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bartholomew" is /bɑːˈθɒləmjuː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Bartholomew"?
From Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from בר (bar, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai; Ptolemy”). It has long been unclear whether the Apostle'... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bartholomew", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list