C of E
/ˌsiːəvˈiː/
"c-of-e" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“C of E” 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 September 3, 2026) - Abbreviation of Church of England.
Corpus desk
Index EN-c-of-e · C of E · English
C of E · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | C of E |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌsiːəvˈiː/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “C of E” in English
Rare enough to double-check
C of E is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌsiːəvˈiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abbreviation of Church of England.".
Zero misspellings are on record for C of E in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is C of E, spelled C- -O-F- -E.
Definition
- 1Abbreviation of Church of England.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how C of E appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lasdun’s parents were Jews who converted to the C of E, and Nasreen’s communications quickly became virulently anti-semitic […]
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.