Nephilim
"nephilim" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Nephilim” is uncommon English (frequency #64,564 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,564
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of Naphil
Corpus desk
Index EN-nephilim · Nephilim · English
Nephilim · rank #64,564 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,564
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Nahum
Nearest frequency peer: Nahum (-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 “Nephilim”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- mosher
mosher
35,444 corpus weight
- motile
motile
35,443 corpus weight
- motu
motu
35,442 corpus weight
- Nahum
Nahum
35,439 corpus weight
- Nephilim
Nephilim
35,437 corpus weight
- neurotoxin
neurotoxin
35,435 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Nephilim” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nephilim |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #64,564 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Nephilim” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Nephilim is uncommon English at frequency #64,564 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of Naphil".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Nephilim, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hebrew נְפִילִים (“nefilim, fallen ones”), plural of נָפִיל (“nafíl, fallen one”). The correct English form is Nephilim, spelled N-E-P-H-I-L-I-M.
Definition
- 1plural of Naphil
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nephilim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew נְפִילִים (“nefilim, fallen ones”), plural of נָפִיל (“nafíl, fallen one”).
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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