Laodicea
/ˌleɪ.ədɪˈsiːə/
"laodicea" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Laodicea” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
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- below top-frequency English
- 8
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Various former cities in West Asia, including
| 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) |
Where “Laodicea” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Laodicea is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌleɪ.ədɪˈsiːə/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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Using “Laodicea”
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- The one correct English spelling is L-A-O-D-I-C-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌleɪ.ədɪˈsiːə/ (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.