Chaldean
/kælˈdi.ən/
"chaldean" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Chaldean” is uncommon English (frequency #64,974 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,974
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chaldean · Chaldean · English
Chaldean · rank #64,974 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,974
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH centrum
Nearest frequency peer: centrum (-1 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 “Chaldean”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Carthaginian
Carthaginian
35,032 corpus weight
- casebook
casebook
35,031 corpus weight
- caspase
caspase
35,030 corpus weight
- centrum
centrum
35,028 corpus weight
- Chaldean
Chaldean
35,027 corpus weight
- chana
chana
35,025 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Chaldean” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chaldean |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kælˈdi.ən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #64,974 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Chaldean” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Chaldean is uncommon English at frequency #64,974 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kælˈdi.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Chaldean, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin chaldaeus [from Ancient Greek Χαλδαῖος (Khaldaîos)] + -an. The correct English form is Chaldean, spelled C-H-A-L-D-E-A-N.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Chaldean appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Honour me! Chaldean priests / Bow to me in adoration
Etymology
From Latin chaldaeus [from Ancient Greek Χαλδαῖος (Khaldaîos)] + -an.
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); 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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