Mammon
/ˈmæmən/
"mammon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mammon” is an uncommon English word, ranked #66,815 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #66,815
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influence.
| 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) |
Where “Mammon” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Mammon is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmæmən/. Corpus data places it at rank #66,815 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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Using “Mammon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-M-M-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmæmən/ (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.