Iphigenia
/ˌɪfɪd͡ʒɪˈnaɪə/
"iphigenia" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Iphigenia” is uncommon English (frequency #87,409 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,409
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra, who is sacrificed by her father to ensure the safe journey of the Greeks to Troy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-iphigenia · Iphigenia · English
Iphigenia · rank #87,409 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,409
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH ipe
Nearest frequency peer: ipe (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Iphigenia”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- inundate
inundate
12,595 corpus weight
- Invercargill
Invercargill
12,594 corpus weight
- ipe
ipe
12,593 corpus weight
- Iphigenia
Iphigenia
12,592 corpus weight
- Jablonski
Jablonski
12,589 corpus weight
- Jadhav
Jadhav
12,588 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Iphigenia” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Iphigenia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌɪfɪd͡ʒɪˈnaɪə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,409 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Iphigenia” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Iphigenia is uncommon English at frequency #87,409 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌɪfɪd͡ʒɪˈnaɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra, who is sacrificed by her father to ensure the safe journey of the Greeks to Troy.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Iphigenia, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Ῑ̓φιγένεια (Īphigéneia). The correct English form is Iphigenia, spelled I-P-H-I-G-E-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1The daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra, who is sacrificed by her father to ensure the safe journey of the Greeks to Troy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Iphigenia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If we are convinced by the way the Iphigenia myth reworks and distorts the structure of the Metis myth, then we gain a new understanding of the logic underlying Athena's refusal to acknowledge the crime against Iphigenia.
The founding of the sanctuary at Braurona is related to the myths of Iphigenia and her brother, Orestes.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ῑ̓φιγένεια (Īphigéneia).
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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