omnipotent
/ɒmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/
"omnipotent" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“omnipotent” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #35,002 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #35,002
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having unlimited power, force or authority.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | omnipotent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɒmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #35,002 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “omnipotent” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for omnipotent is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɒmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #35,002 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for omnipotent, with forms such as "monipotent", "ominpotent", and "ommnipotent". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English omnipotent(e), from Old French omnipotent, from Latin omnipotēns, omnipotentem. The correct English form is omnipotent, spelled O-M-N-I-P-O-T-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Having unlimited power, force or authority.
- 2Describing a cell (especially a stem cell) that is capable of developing into any type of cell or forming any type of tissue (also called a totipotent cell).
- 3Arrant.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English omnipotent(e), from Old French omnipotent, from Latin omnipotēns, omnipotentem.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: monipotent,ominpotent,ommnipotent,omnioptent,omnipoetnt,omnipotennt,omnipotentt,omnipotetn,omnipotnet,omnipottent,omnippotent,omniptoent,omnnipotent,omnpiotent,onmipotent
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of omnipotent - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “omnipotent”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-M-N-I-P-O-T-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɒmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.