Memnon
/ˈmɛmnɑn/
"memnon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Memnon” is uncommon English (frequency #88,599 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,599
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An Ethiopian king and son of Tithonus and Eos. Considered a great warrior, he fought on the side of Troy and was killed by Achilles.
Corpus desk
Index EN-memnon · Memnon · English
Memnon · rank #88,599 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,599
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH mendacious
Nearest frequency peer: mendacious (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Memnon”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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11,408 corpus weight
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11,407 corpus weight
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11,406 corpus weight
- Memnon
Memnon
11,402 corpus weight
- mendacious
mendacious
11,401 corpus weight
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menfolk
11,400 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Memnon” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Memnon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɛmnɑn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #88,599 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Memnon” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Memnon is uncommon English at frequency #88,599 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈmɛmnɑn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An Ethiopian king and son of Tithonus and Eos. Considered a great warrior, he fought on the side of Troy and was killed by Achilles.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Memnon in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Μέμνων (Mémnōn). The correct English form is Memnon, spelled M-E-M-N-O-N.
Definition
- 1An Ethiopian king and son of Tithonus and Eos. Considered a great warrior, he fought on the side of Troy and was killed by Achilles.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μέμνων (Mémnōn).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.