Necronomicon

/ˌnɛkɹəˈnɒmɪkən/

//ˌnɛkɹəˈnɒmɪkən// name

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"necronomicon" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Necronomicon” is uncommon English (frequency #78,859 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,859
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A fictional grimoire of arcane and forbidden knowledge whose contents can drive a person mad.

Corpus desk

Index EN-necronomicon · Necronomicon · English

Necronomicon · rank #78,859 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,859
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nawal

Nearest frequency peer: Nawal (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “Necronomicon”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Necronomicon” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Necronomicon
PropertyValue
HeadwordNecronomicon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌnɛkɹəˈnɒmɪkən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,859
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Necronomicon” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Necronomiconfalls in this rarity band:

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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Nawal” (#78,858), “netizen” (#78,860), “naproxen” (#78,855). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “Necronomicon” is #78,859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Necronomicon is uncommon English at frequency #78,859 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌnɛkɹəˈnɒmɪkən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A fictional grimoire of arcane and forbidden knowledge whose contents can drive a person mad.".

Necronomicon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, derived from νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”) + εἰκών (eikṓn, “image”), literally “an image of the law of the dead”. Coined by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. By surface analysis, necro- + -nomicon. The correct English form is Necronomicon, spelled N-E-C-R-O-N-O-M-I-C-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A fictional grimoire of arcane and forbidden knowledge whose contents can drive a person mad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Necronomicon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. So matters went till that night when Williams brought home the infamous Necronomicon of the mad Arab Abdul Alhazred ... he had always wondered why men paled when they spoke of it. The old bookseller had told him that only five copies were known to have survived the shocked edicts of the priests and lawgivers against it and that all of these were locked up…
  2. The container was a set of ceramic rune-stones and their accompanying manual. The book was The Necronomicon.

Etymology

Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, derived from νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”) + εἰκών (eikṓn, “image”), literally “an image of the law of the dead”. Coined by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. By surface analysis, necro- + -nomicon.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Necronomicon"?
"Necronomicon" is spelled N-E-C-R-O-N-O-M-I-C-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌnɛkɹəˈnɒmɪkən/.
What does "Necronomicon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Necronomicon" means: A fictional grimoire of arcane and forbidden knowledge whose contents can drive a person mad.
How do you pronounce "Necronomicon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Necronomicon" is /ˌnɛkɹəˈnɒmɪkən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Necronomicon"?
Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, derived from νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”) + εἰκών (eikṓn, “image”), literally “an image of the law of the dead”. Coined by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. By surface analysis, necro- + -nomicon. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Necronomicon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list