# encyclopaedia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/ · frequency rank #36,540

## Definitions
1. Commonwealth standard spelling of encyclopedia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedia; the English word is an etymologically restored spelling variant of earlier encyclopedia, q.v.

## Easily confused with
- **encyclopedia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/encyclopaedia-vs-encyclopedia)
- **encyclopedic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/encyclopaedia-vs-encyclopedic)

## Common misspellings (19)
`ecnyclopaedia`, `enccyclopaedia`, `enccylopaedia`, `encycclopaedia`, `encycllopaedia`, `encycloapedia`, `encyclopadeia`, `encyclopaedai`, `encyclopaeddia`, `encyclopaeida`, `encyclopeadia`, `encycloppaedia`, `encyclpoaedia`, `encycolpaedia`, `encylcopaedia`, `encyyclopaedia`, `enncyclopaedia`, `enycclopaedia`, `necyclopaedia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/encyclopaedia