Clytemnestra
/ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstɹə/
"clytemnestra" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Clytemnestra” is uncommon English (frequency #88,215 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,215
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed after the Trojan War, whereupon was killed herself by their son Orestes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Clytemnestra |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstɹə/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #88,215 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Clytemnestra” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Clytemnestra is uncommon English at frequency #88,215 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed after the Trojan War, whereupon was killed herself by their son Orestes".
Clytemnestra has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Clytaemnēstra, Ancient Greek Κλυταιμνήστρα (Klutaimnḗstra). The correct English form is Clytemnestra, spelled C-L-Y-T-E-M-N-E-S-T-R-A.
Definition
- 1wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed after the Trojan War, whereupon was killed herself by their son Orestes
Etymology
From Latin Clytaemnēstra, Ancient Greek Κλυταιμνήστρα (Klutaimnḗstra).
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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Using “Clytemnestra”
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- The one correct English spelling is C-L-Y-T-E-M-N-E-S-T-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.