Eris
/ˈɪəɹɪs/
"eris" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Eris” is uncommon English (frequency #51,093 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,093
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of violent war) and identified with the Roman god...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eris |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈɪəɹɪs/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #51,093 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Eris” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Eris is uncommon English at frequency #51,093 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈɪəɹɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Eris, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris), from ἔρις (éris, “strife”). See also Eris (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia and Eris (dwarf planet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia The correct English form is Eris, spelled E-R-I-S.
Definition
- 1The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of violent war) and identified with the Roman goddess Discordia;
- 2The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of violent war) and identified with the Roman goddess Discordia; (religion, Discordianism) the same figure as principal deity of Discordianism, regarded as the goddess of disorder.
- 3The celestial body 136199 Eris, the most-massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the largest known object in the scattered disk; formerly nicknamed Xena.
- 4An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Ohio, United States.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris), from ἔρις (éris, “strife”). See also Eris (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia and Eris (dwarf planet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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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Using “Eris”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-R-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɪəɹɪs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.