Laodicea
/ˌleɪ.ədɪˈsiːə/
"laodicea" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Laodicea” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Various former cities in West Asia, including
Corpus desk
Index EN-laodicea · Laodicea · English
Laodicea · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Laodicea |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌleɪ.ədɪˈsiːə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Laodicea” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Laodicea is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌleɪ.ədɪˈsiːə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Laodicea in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Lāodicēa, from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia), from Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), chiefly after Laodice I and other Seleucid empresses. Equivalent to Laodice + -a. The correct English form is Laodicea, spelled L-A-O-D-I-C-E-A.
Definition
- 1Various former cities in West Asia, including
- 2Various former cities in West Asia, including
Etymology
From Latin Lāodicēa, from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia), from Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), chiefly after Laodice I and other Seleucid empresses. Equivalent to Laodice + -a.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.