idolatry
/aɪˈdɒl.ə.tɹi/
"idolatry" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“idolatry” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,185. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,185
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The worship of idols.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | idolatry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /aɪˈdɒl.ə.tɹi/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #36,185 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “idolatry” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around idolatry (IPA /aɪˈdɒl.ə.tɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,185 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for idolatry, with forms such as "diolatry", "iddolatry", and "idloatry". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English ydolatrie, from Old French idolatrie, from Ecclesiastical Latin īdōlatrīa, from Late Latin īdōlolatrīa, from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολατρίᾱ (eidōlolatríā, “worship of idols”), back-formation from εἰδωλολάτρης (eidōlolátrēs), from ε… The correct English form is idolatry, spelled I-D-O-L-A-T-R-Y.
Definition
- 1The worship of idols.
- 2The excessive admiration of somebody or something.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ydolatrie, from Old French idolatrie, from Ecclesiastical Latin īdōlatrīa, from Late Latin īdōlolatrīa, from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολατρίᾱ (eidōlolatríā, “worship of idols”), back-formation from εἰδωλολάτρης (eidōlolátrēs), from εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “idol”) & λάτρις (látris, “worshipper”) or λατρεύω (latreúō, “I worship”), from λάτρον (látron, “payment”). Equivalent to idol + -latry. Cognate with Modern French idolâtrie, Italian idolatria, Occitan ydolatria, Portuguese idolatria, and Spanish idolatría. Displaced native Old English dēofolġield (literally “devil worship”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: diolatry,iddolatry,idloatry,idoaltry,idolarty,idolatrry,idolatryy,idolattry,idolatyr,idollatry,idoltary,iodlatry
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of idolatry - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “idolatry”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-D-O-L-A-T-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /aɪˈdɒl.ə.tɹi/ (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.