Nineveh
/ˈnɪnɪvə/
"nineveh" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Nineveh” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,518. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,518
- frequency rank, English
- 24,391
- “N” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital of ancient Assyria, now Mosul, Iraq.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nineveh |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈnɪnɪvə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #38,518 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nineveh” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Nineveh (IPA /ˈnɪnɪvə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #38,518 among 24,391 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nineveh, with forms such as "inneveh", "nienveh", and "nineevh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English Niniuea (under influence from Biblical Hebrew נִינְוֵה (nīnəwē)), from Latin Nīnevē, from Ancient Greek Νινευή (Nineuḗ), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌷𒉌𒉡𒀀 𒀏 (/Ninua/) or Old Babylonian 𒌷𒉌𒉡𒀀 (/Ninuwā/) of uncertain origin, but is cl… The correct English form is Nineveh, spelled N-I-N-E-V-E-H.
Definition
- 1The capital of ancient Assyria, now Mosul, Iraq.
- 2A governorate in Northern Iraq.
Etymology
From Old English Niniuea (under influence from Biblical Hebrew נִינְוֵה (nīnəwē)), from Latin Nīnevē, from Ancient Greek Νινευή (Nineuḗ), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌷𒉌𒉡𒀀 𒀏 (/Ninua/) or Old Babylonian 𒌷𒉌𒉡𒀀 (/Ninuwā/) of uncertain origin, but is clearly a variation of 𒀏 (/ninâ/, “fish”). The cuneiform seems to denote "House of Fish", although whether this referred to literal fish, an aspect of Ishtar, a separate Hurrian goddess, or something else entirely is unclear. The traditional folk etymology in classical antiquity derived it from an eponymous founder Ninus (Greek: Νίνος (Nínos)).
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inneveh,nienveh,nineevh,ninevehh,ninevhe,ninevveh,ninneveh,ninveeh,nnieveh,nnineveh
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nineveh - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “Nineveh”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-I-N-E-V-E-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈnɪnɪvə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.