euthanasia
/juː.θəˈneɪ.zi.ə/
"euthanasia" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“euthanasia” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #23,266 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,266
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal in a humane way, especially in order to end suffering.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | euthanasia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /juː.θəˈneɪ.zi.ə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #23,266 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “euthanasia” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for euthanasia is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /juː.θəˈneɪ.zi.ə/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,266 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for euthanasia, with forms such as "etuhanasia", "euhtanasia", and "eutahnasia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1606, from Ancient Greek εὐθανασία (euthanasía), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + θάνατος (thánatos, “death”) The correct English form is euthanasia, spelled E-U-T-H-A-N-A-S-I-A.
Definition
- 1The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal in a humane way, especially in order to end suffering.
- 2The practice of killing a human being who is considered a liability to society, especially a disabled person.
- 3An easy death, or the means to bring about such a death.
Etymology
First attested in 1606, from Ancient Greek εὐθανασία (euthanasía), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + θάνατος (thánatos, “death”)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etuhanasia,euhtanasia,eutahnasia,euthaansia,euthanaisa,euthanasai,euthanassia,euthannasia,euthansaia,euthhanasia,euthnaasia,eutthanasia,uethanasia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of euthanasia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “euthanasia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-U-T-H-A-N-A-S-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /juː.θəˈneɪ.zi.ə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.