eisteddfod
/aɪˈstɛðvɒd/
"eisteddfod" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eisteddfod” is uncommon English (frequency #72,269 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,269
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of several annual festivals in which Welsh poets, dancers, and musicians compete for recognition.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eisteddfod |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /aɪˈstɛðvɒd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #72,269 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eisteddfod” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
eisteddfod is uncommon English at frequency #72,269 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /aɪˈstɛðvɒd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for eisteddfod, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from Welsh eisteddfod (“session”), from eistedd (“to sit”) + bod (“to be”), literally “being sitting”. The correct English form is eisteddfod, spelled E-I-S-T-E-D-D-F-O-D.
Definition
- 1Any of several annual festivals in which Welsh poets, dancers, and musicians compete for recognition.
- 2(more generally) An annual performing arts competition, typically for youth.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Welsh eisteddfod (“session”), from eistedd (“to sit”) + bod (“to be”), literally “being sitting”.
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 “eisteddfod”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-I-S-T-E-D-D-F-O-D - 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.