generalissimo
/ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlisimoʊ/
"generalissimo" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“generalissimo” is uncommon English (frequency #67,476 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,476
- frequency rank, English
- 18,276
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | generalissimo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlisimoʊ/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #67,476 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “generalissimo” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
generalissimo is uncommon English at frequency #67,476 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlisimoʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for generalissimo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian generalissimo, superlative of generale. The correct English form is generalissimo, spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-I-S-S-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian generalissimo, superlative of generale.
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 “generalissimo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-E-N-E-R-A-L-I-S-S-I-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlisimoʊ/ (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.