Cephalonia
/ˌsɛfəˈləʊniə/
"cephalonia" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Cephalonia” 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An island of Greece in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Cephalonia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌsɛfəˈləʊniə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Cephalonia” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Cephalonia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌsɛfəˈləʊniə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An island of Greece in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.".
Cephalonia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Cephalonia, spelled C-E-P-H-A-L-O-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1An island of Greece in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
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 “Cephalonia”
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- The one correct English spelling is C-E-P-H-A-L-O-N-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌsɛfəˈləʊniə/ (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.