Byblos
/ˈbɪblɒs/
"byblos" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Byblos” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Byblos |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɪblɒs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Byblos” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Byblos is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈbɪblɒs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Byblos in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin Byblos, from Ancient Greek Βύβλος (Búblos), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl /Gebal/). Doublet of Jubail. The correct English form is Byblos, spelled B-Y-B-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1A port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Byblos, from Ancient Greek Βύβλος (Búblos), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl /Gebal/). Doublet of Jubail.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Byblos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-Y-B-L-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.