Ganymede
/ˈɡænɪmiːd/
"ganymede" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ganymede” is uncommon English (frequency #52,958 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,958
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cupbearer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ganymede · Ganymede · English
Ganymede · rank #52,958 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,958
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH garcinia
Nearest frequency peer: garcinia (+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 “Ganymede”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- FSM
FSM
47,047 corpus weight
- Ganymede
Ganymede
47,043 corpus weight
- garcinia
garcinia
47,042 corpus weight
- geomagnetic
geomagnetic
47,041 corpus weight
- gerontology
gerontology
47,040 corpus weight
- getup
getup
47,039 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Ganymede” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ganymede |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡænɪmiːd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #52,958 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Ganymede” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Ganymede is uncommon English at frequency #52,958 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈɡænɪmiːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Ganymede in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French Ganymède, from Latin Ganymēdēs, from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “meant to please”), from γάνυμαι (gánumai, “I rejoice, I am glad”) + μήδεα (mḗdea, “thought, intention”). Doublet of catamite. The correct English form is Ganymede, spelled G-A-N-Y-M-E-D-E.
Definition
- 1A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cupbearer.
- 2A moon of Jupiter.
Etymology
From French Ganymède, from Latin Ganymēdēs, from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “meant to please”), from γάνυμαι (gánumai, “I rejoice, I am glad”) + μήδεα (mḗdea, “thought, intention”). Doublet of catamite.
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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