Mammon
/ˈmæmən/
"mammon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mammon” is uncommon English (frequency #66,815 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,815
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influence.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mammon · Mammon · English
Mammon · rank #66,815 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,815
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH magnesia
Nearest frequency peer: magnesia (-1 rank slots)
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Long-tail ranks near “Mammon”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- loudmouth
loudmouth
33,193 corpus weight
- lunt
lunt
33,190 corpus weight
- magnesia
magnesia
33,187 corpus weight
- Mammon
Mammon
33,186 corpus weight
- marvelously
marvelously
33,182 corpus weight
- Marxian
Marxian
33,181 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Mammon” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mammon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈmæmən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #66,815 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Mammon” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Mammon is uncommon English at frequency #66,815 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈmæmən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Mammon in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin mammona (“wealth”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μαμωνᾶς (mamōnâs), from Aramaic מָמוֹנָא (māmōnā, “money, wealth”). Compare Hebrew מָמוֹן (mamón, “money”). The correct English form is Mammon, spelled M-A-M-M-O-N.
Definition
- 1The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influence.
- 2Often mammon: wealth, material avarice, profit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mammon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No man can ſerue two maſters: for either he will hate the one and loue the other, or elſe hee will holde to the one, and deſpiſe the other. Ye cannot ſerue God and Mammon.
They [bankers] would do what has been done by the Bank of France—buy bullion at a premium, on the approach of danger, and keep peril at a safe and respectable distance. Any expenditure that might be incurred for that purpose would be small indeed when contrasted with the immense loss and suffering caused by the present system, and the continual fear in wh…
Etymology
From Late Latin mammona (“wealth”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μαμωνᾶς (mamōnâs), from Aramaic מָמוֹנָא (māmōnā, “money, wealth”). Compare Hebrew מָמוֹן (mamón, “money”).
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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