Caesarea
/ˌsiːzəˈɹiːə/
"caesarea" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Caesarea” is uncommon English (frequency #59,257 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,257
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A port city in Israel.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Caesarea |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌsiːzəˈɹiːə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #59,257 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Caesarea” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Caesarea is uncommon English at frequency #59,257 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌsiːzəˈɹiːə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Caesarea, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin Caesarēa, from Caesar + -ea. Both the Algerian and Turkish cities were named in honor of Augustus. Doublet of Kayseri and Cherchell. The correct English form is Caesarea, spelled C-A-E-S-A-R-E-A.
Definition
- 1A port city in Israel.
- 2Various other former cities in the Roman Empire, including
- 3Various other former cities in the Roman Empire, including
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Caesarēa, from Caesar + -ea. Both the Algerian and Turkish cities were named in honor of Augustus. Doublet of Kayseri and Cherchell.
Synonyms
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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 “Caesarea”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-E-S-A-R-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌsiːzəˈɹiːə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.