Chimaera
"chimaera" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Chimaera” 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of Chimera.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chimaera · Chimaera · English
Chimaera · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Chimaera |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Chimaera” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Chimaera is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of Chimera.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Chimaera, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: As a mythological beast, a variant of earlier Chimera under influence from Latin Chimaera. As a placename, directly from Latin Chimaera. The correct English form is Chimaera, spelled C-H-I-M-A-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of Chimera.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Chimaera appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
CHIMÆRA, in geography, a port town of Turky in Europe, ſituated at the entrance of the gulph of Venice, in the province of Epirus, about thirty-two miles north of the city Corfu, near which are the mountains of Chimæra, which divide Epirus from Theſſaly...
Etymology
As a mythological beast, a variant of earlier Chimera under influence from Latin Chimaera. As a placename, directly from Latin Chimaera.
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.