Caliban

/ˈkælɪbæn/

//ˈkælɪbæn// name

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"caliban" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Caliban” is uncommon English (frequency #61,342 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,342
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A moon of Uranus.

Corpus desk

Index EN-caliban · Caliban · English

Caliban · rank #61,342 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,342
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Candi

Nearest frequency peer: Candi (+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 “Caliban”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Caliban” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Caliban
PropertyValue
HeadwordCaliban
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈkælɪbæn/
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,342
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Caliban” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Calibanfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “Candi” (#61,344), “butthead” (#61,339), “capuchin” (#61,345). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Caliban” is #61,342. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Caliban is uncommon English at frequency #61,342 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈkælɪbæn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A moon of Uranus.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Caliban, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: After Caliban, a character in Shakespeare's play The Tempest. The correct English form is Caliban, spelled C-A-L-I-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A moon of Uranus.

Etymology

After Caliban, a character in Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

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 "Caliban"?
"Caliban" is spelled C-A-L-I-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkælɪbæn/.
What does "Caliban" mean?
As a proper noun, "Caliban" means: A moon of Uranus.
How do you pronounce "Caliban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Caliban" is /ˈkælɪbæn/. 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 "Caliban"?
After Caliban, a character in Shakespeare's play The Tempest. 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 "Caliban", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bumming#61,334brindle#61,329Chaffee#61,358blitzed#61,320

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list