Chelminar
"chelminar" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Chelminar” 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
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of Chilminar, the ruins of Persepolis.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chelminar · Chelminar · English
Chelminar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chelminar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Chelminar” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Chelminar is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of Chilminar, the ruins of Persepolis.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Chelminar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is Chelminar, spelled C-H-E-L-M-I-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of Chilminar, the ruins of Persepolis.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Chelminar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
CHILMINAR, Chelminar, or Tchelminar, the moſt beautiful piece of architecture remaining of all antiquity, being the ruins of the famous palace of Perſopolis, to which Alexander the Great, in a drunken fit, ſet fire, at the inſtigation of Thais the courtezan...
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.