Erebus
/ˈɛɹəbəs/
"erebus" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Erebus” is uncommon English (frequency #53,522 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,522
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos.
Corpus desk
Index EN-erebus · Erebus · English
Erebus · rank #53,522 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,522
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH epidemiologist
Nearest frequency peer: epidemiologist (-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 “Erebus”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- embarkation
embarkation
46,485 corpus weight
- encroach
encroach
46,482 corpus weight
- epidemiolog…
epidemiologist
46,480 corpus weight
- Erebus
Erebus
46,479 corpus weight
- esper
esper
46,477 corpus weight
- estuarine
estuarine
46,475 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Erebus” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erebus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛɹəbəs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,522 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Erebus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Erebus is uncommon English at frequency #53,522 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈɛɹəbəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Erebus, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Erebus. Doublet of rajas. [Alt: Mount Erebus] The correct English form is Erebus, spelled E-R-E-B-U-S.
Definition
- 1One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos.
- 2The dark and gloomy cavern between the earth and Hades; the underworld.
- 3Ellipsis of Mount Erebus, a volcano in Antarctica, named after HMS Erebus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Erebus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nay, were he Deul, as he is no man, Yet in reuenge of faire Zenocrate, UUhome he detayneth in deſpight of vs, This arme ſhould ſend him downe to Erebus, To ſhroud his ſhame in darkneſſe of the night.
Etymology
From Latin Erebus. Doublet of rajas. [Alt: Mount Erebus]
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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