Croesus
/ˈkɹiːsəs/
"croesus" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Croesus” is uncommon English (frequency #88,240 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,240
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Corpus desk
Index EN-croesus · Croesus · English
Croesus · rank #88,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,240
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 43,570
- PHOTO-FINISH crematory
Nearest frequency peer: crematory (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Croesus”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- crabbing
crabbing
11,765 corpus weight
- creepiness
creepiness
11,764 corpus weight
- crematory
crematory
11,763 corpus weight
- Croesus
Croesus
11,761 corpus weight
- crowdsource
crowdsource
11,759 corpus weight
- cumshots
cumshots
11,757 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Croesus” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Croesus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɹiːsəs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #88,240 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Croesus” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Croesus is uncommon English at frequency #88,240 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈkɹiːsəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Croesus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Croesus, from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos), from Lydian. The correct English form is Croesus, spelled C-R-O-E-S-U-S.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 2A king of Lydia, noted for his great wealth.
Etymology
From Latin Croesus, from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos), from Lydian.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.