Mount of Olives

name

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"mount-of-olives" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mount of Olives” 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
15
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A mountain ridge east of and adjacent to the Old City of Jerusalem, a holy place for both Judaism and Christianity.

Key facts for Mount of Olives
PropertyValue
HeadwordMount of Olives
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mount of Olives” sits in English frequency

Mount of Olives falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mount of Olives is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A mountain ridge east of and adjacent to the Old City of Jerusalem, a holy place for both Judaism and Christianity.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Mount of Olives in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. The correct English form is Mount of Olives, spelled M-O-U-N-T- -O-F- -O-L-I-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A mountain ridge east of and adjacent to the Old City of Jerusalem, a holy place for both Judaism and Christianity.

Etymology

Named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes.

This word in other languages

mont des Oliviers(Français)Ölberg(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mount of Olives"?
"Mount of Olives" is spelled M-O-U-N-T- -O-F- -O-L-I-V-E-S.
What does "Mount of Olives" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mount of Olives" means: A mountain ridge east of and adjacent to the Old City of Jerusalem, a holy place for both Judaism and Christianity.
What is the origin of the word "Mount of Olives"?
Named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Mount of Olives”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-O-U-N-T- -O-F- -O-L-I-V-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list