Elohim
/ɛˈloʊˌhɪm/
"elohim" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Elohim” is uncommon English (frequency #56,089 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,089
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - God; the name used for God in Hebrew scriptures, and used for the Father by Latter-day Saints.
Corpus desk
Index EN-elohim · Elohim · English
Elohim · rank #56,089 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,089
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH elmwood
Nearest frequency peer: elmwood (-1 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 “Elohim”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Ekiti
Ekiti
43,916 corpus weight
- elbowed
elbowed
43,915 corpus weight
- Ellwood
Ellwood
43,914 corpus weight
- elmwood
elmwood
43,913 corpus weight
- Elohim
Elohim
43,912 corpus weight
- endocrinolo…
endocrinologist
43,909 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Elohim” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Elohim |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ɛˈloʊˌhɪm/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #56,089 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Elohim” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Elohim is uncommon English at frequency #56,089 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ɛˈloʊˌhɪm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Elohim has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew אֱלֹהִים/אֱלוֹהִים (ʾélôhím, “god(s), heavenly power”), plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʾélôah, “god”), often taken to be an expanded form of אֵל (ʾēl, “god”) (whence El). The correct English form is Elohim, spelled E-L-O-H-I-M.
Definition
- 1God; the name used for God in Hebrew scriptures, and used for the Father by Latter-day Saints.
- 2The extraterrestrial creators of humans; the Raelian gods.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Elohim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elohim (Elohim) I shall not forgive Adonai (Adonai) I shall not forgive Living God (Living God) I shall not the forgive Jesus Christ (Jesus Christ) I forgive Thee not
Etymology
From Hebrew אֱלֹהִים/אֱלוֹהִים (ʾélôhím, “god(s), heavenly power”), plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʾélôah, “god”), often taken to be an expanded form of אֵל (ʾēl, “god”) (whence El).
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).