Nephi
/ˌniːˈfaɪ/
"nephi" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Nephi” is uncommon English (frequency #63,099 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,099
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A prophet in the Book of Mormon, the son of Lehi and the author of 1 Nephi and parts of 2 Nephi.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nephi · Nephi · English
Nephi · rank #63,099 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,099
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Nabisco
Nearest frequency peer: Nabisco (-2 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.
Long-tail ranks near “Nephi”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- mth
mth
36,906 corpus weight
- multiyear
multiyear
36,905 corpus weight
- Nabisco
Nabisco
36,904 corpus weight
- Nephi
Nephi
36,902 corpus weight
- neuropathic
neuropathic
36,900 corpus weight
- neuropsychi…
neuropsychiatric
36,899 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Nephi” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nephi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌniːˈfaɪ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #63,099 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Nephi” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Nephi is uncommon English at frequency #63,099 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌniːˈfaɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Nephi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Uncertain. Attempts have been made to connect it with an Egyptian root, such as nfr. The correct English form is Nephi, spelled N-E-P-H-I.
Definition
- 1A prophet in the Book of Mormon, the son of Lehi and the author of 1 Nephi and parts of 2 Nephi.
- 2A city, the county seat of Juab County, Utah, United States.
Etymology
Uncertain. Attempts have been made to connect it with an Egyptian root, such as nfr.
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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