galilee

noun

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"galilee" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“galilee” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,762. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,762
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastical building.

Corpus desk

Index EN-galilee · galilee · English

galilee · rank #24,762 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,762
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gallup

Nearest frequency peer: Gallup (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “galilee”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “galilee” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

galilee vs galley
71% similar
galilee vs galileo
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for galilee
PropertyValue
Headwordgalilee
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,762
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “galilee”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).galileelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Gallup” (#24,763), “fronted” (#24,760), “freshness” (#24,759). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “galilee” is #24,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around galilee, anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,762 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for galilee, with forms such as "aglilee", "gaillee", and "galiele". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "galley", "galileo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From late Middle English galilie, from Old French galilee, from Medieval Latin galilaea, from Latin Galilaea (“Galilee”). Possibly the allusion is to Galilee being an outlying region of Biblical Palestine. The correct English form is galilee, spelled G-A-L-I-L-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastical building.
  2. 2
    In certain Syriac Christian churches, the baptistry.

Etymology

From late Middle English galilie, from Old French galilee, from Medieval Latin galilaea, from Latin Galilaea (“Galilee”). Possibly the allusion is to Galilee being an outlying region of Biblical Palestine.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aglilee
  • gaillee
  • galiele
  • galile
  • galillee
  • galliee
  • gallilee
  • ggalilee
  • glailee

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of galilee - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aglilee2gaillee2galiele2galile1galillee1galliee2gallilee1ggalilee1
Edit distance from "galilee"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "galilee"?
"galilee" is spelled G-A-L-I-L-E-E.
What does "galilee" mean?
As a noun, "galilee" means: A narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastical building.
What words are commonly confused with "galilee"?
"galilee" is commonly confused with "galley", "galileo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "galilee"?
From late Middle English galilie, from Old French galilee, from Medieval Latin galilaea, from Latin Galilaea (“Galilee”). Possibly the allusion is to Galilee being an outlying region of Biblical Palestine. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "galilee", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fronted#24,760fraught#24,758grapple#24,768hangout#24,776

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

grated9 variantsflared9 variantsgreets9 variantsfickle9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list