Cephalonia

/ˌsɛfəˈləʊniə/

//ˌsɛfəˈləʊniə// name

"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 September 3, 2026) - An island of Greece in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cephalonia · Cephalonia · English

Cephalonia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for Cephalonia
PropertyValue
HeadwordCephalonia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌsɛfəˈləʊniə/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Cephalonia” in English

Cephaloniasits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    An island of Greece in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Cephalonia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. “An idea, a vision, the change of the policy towards the protection of the night sky as a natural resource, as well as the enthusiasm of people of Kefalonia towards the magic of the dark sky led to the declaration of Aenos National Park as the first Dark Sky Park of Greece,” said Michalis Xanthakis, Deputy Head of Management Unit of Zakynthos and Ainos Na…

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cephalonia"?
"Cephalonia" is spelled C-E-P-H-A-L-O-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsɛfəˈləʊniə/.
What does "Cephalonia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cephalonia" means: An island of Greece in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
How do you pronounce "Cephalonia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cephalonia" is /ˌsɛfəˈləʊniə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cephalonia" come from?
"Cephalonia" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list