pankration
/pænˈkɹeɪ.ti.ɒn/
"pankration" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pankration” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pankration · pankration · English
pankration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pankration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pænˈkɹeɪ.ti.ɒn/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pankration” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pankration is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pænˈkɹeɪ.ti.ɒn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.".
pankration doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion, “all powers”). Doublet of pancratium. The correct English form is pankration, spelled P-A-N-K-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion, “all powers”). Doublet of pancratium.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.