benefice
/ˈbɛnɪfɪs/
"benefice" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“benefice” is uncommon English (frequency #64,921 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,921
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
Corpus desk
Index EN-benefice · benefice · English
benefice · rank #64,921 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,921
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH bellwether
Nearest frequency peer: bellwether (-2 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 “benefice”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Bayreuth
Bayreuth
35,087 corpus weight
- Beane
Beane
35,086 corpus weight
- Beaujolais
Beaujolais
35,085 corpus weight
- Behring
Behring
35,084 corpus weight
- bellwether
bellwether
35,082 corpus weight
- benefice
benefice
35,080 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “benefice” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | benefice |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɛnɪfɪs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #64,921 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “benefice” in English
Rare enough to double-check
benefice is uncommon English at frequency #64,921 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɛnɪfɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for benefice, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French benefice, from Latin beneficium. The correct English form is benefice, spelled B-E-N-E-F-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
- 2A favour or benefit.
- 3An estate in lands; a fief.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how benefice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If after long expectation, much expense, travel, earnest suit of ourselves and friends, we obtain a small benefice at last, our misery begins afresh […]
She saw how many, even of good men's children, profaned the ministry, […] that she was vehemently against addicting any to that office, that had not, besides good wits and parts, so great a love to God and souls, as to come to it with absolute self-denial, resolved to serve Christ at the dearest rates, and take his acceptance and the winning of souls for…
Etymology
From Old French benefice, from Latin beneficium.
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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