enthymeme
/ˈɛnθɪˌmiːm/
"enthymeme" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“enthymeme” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A by and large statement, a maxim, an argument that is intended to be generally true and not apply to every case universally.
Corpus desk
Index EN-enthymeme · enthymeme · English
enthymeme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enthymeme |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛnθɪˌmiːm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “enthymeme” in English
Rare enough to double-check
enthymeme is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛnθɪˌmiːm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
enthymeme doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἐνθύμημα (enthúmēma, “thought, consideration”), from ἐν (en, “within, with”) + θυμός (thumós, “soul, life”). The correct English form is enthymeme, spelled E-N-T-H-Y-M-E-M-E.
Definition
- 1A by and large statement, a maxim, an argument that is intended to be generally true and not apply to every case universally.
- 2A syllogism with a required but unstated assumption.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐνθύμημα (enthúmēma, “thought, consideration”), from ἐν (en, “within, with”) + θυμός (thumós, “soul, life”).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.