Isis
/ˈaɪ.sɪs/
"isis" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Isis” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,536. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,536
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic; also worshiped by (some) Greeks during the Helleni...
Corpus desk
Index EN-isis · Isis · English
Isis · rank #4,536 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,536
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH investments
Nearest frequency peer: investments (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Isis”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- ignored
ignored
95,468 corpus weight
- improvements
improvements
95,467 corpus weight
- investments
investments
95,466 corpus weight
- Isis
Isis
95,465 corpus weight
- margin
margin
95,464 corpus weight
- mars
mars
95,463 corpus weight
What this shows “Isis” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Isis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈaɪ.sɪs/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #4,536 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Isis”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Isis (IPA /ˈaɪ.sɪs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,536 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Isis, with forms such as "iiss", "isiss", and "issi". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "its", "iso", "ISS", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin Īsis from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian st-t:H8-B1 (ꜣst). The correct English form is Isis, spelled I-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic; also worshiped by (some) Greeks during the Hellenistic period and featured in Greek mythology, and by Romans involved in what was categorized as the Cult of Isis.
- 242 Isis, a main belt asteroid.
- 3A female given name from Egyptian or Ancient Greek.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Isis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Grant me profane kiss / Oh Isis, mother ov all / Thy lips like morphine / Teasing my slumbering heart
Isis had crawled under the center table with its red plush cover with little round balls for fringe.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Īsis from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian st-t:H8-B1 (ꜣst).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iiss
- isiss
- issi
- issis
- siis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Isis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).