eisteddfod
/aɪˈstɛðvɒd/
"eisteddfod" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eisteddfod” is uncommon English (frequency #72,269 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,269
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several annual festivals in which Welsh poets, dancers, and musicians compete for recognition.
Corpus desk
Index EN-eisteddfod · eisteddfod · English
eisteddfod · rank #72,269 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,269
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH electromagnet
Nearest frequency peer: electromagnet (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “eisteddfod”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- effendi
effendi
27,736 corpus weight
- egoist
egoist
27,735 corpus weight
- eisteddfod
eisteddfod
27,732 corpus weight
- electromagn…
electromagnet
27,730 corpus weight
- Elster
Elster
27,729 corpus weight
- emancipate
emancipate
27,728 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “eisteddfod” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “eisteddfod” in English
Rare enough to double-check
eisteddfod is uncommon English at frequency #72,269 among 2,246 “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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