Iblis
/ibˈliːs/
"iblis" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Iblis” is uncommon English (frequency #98,240 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,240
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Satan; the Devil.
Corpus desk
Index EN-iblis · Iblis · English
Iblis · rank #98,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,240
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH hyssop
Nearest frequency peer: hyssop (-2 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 “Iblis”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- horseless
horseless
1,770 corpus weight
- hukou
hukou
1,768 corpus weight
- Huynh
Huynh
1,766 corpus weight
- hypochondria
hypochondria
1,765 corpus weight
- hyssop
hyssop
1,763 corpus weight
- Iblis
Iblis
1,761 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Iblis” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Iblis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ibˈliːs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #98,240 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Iblis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Iblis is uncommon English at frequency #98,240 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ibˈliːs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Satan; the Devil.".
Iblis has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs, “Iblis”), possibly from the trilateral root ب ل س (b l s) with the general meaning of “despair”, بَلَسَ (balasa). Alternatively, perhaps from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos). The correct English form is Iblis, spelled I-B-L-I-S.
Definition
- 1Satan; the Devil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Iblis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
beyond these mountains, Eblis and his accursed Dives hold their infernal empire.
I do believe that Eblis hath A snare in ev’ry human path —
Etymology
From Arabic إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs, “Iblis”), possibly from the trilateral root ب ل س (b l s) with the general meaning of “despair”, بَلَسَ (balasa). Alternatively, perhaps from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).
Synonyms
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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