pantheism

/ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/

//ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm// noun

"pantheism" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pantheism” is uncommon English (frequency #80,740 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,740
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pantheism · pantheism · English

pantheism · rank #80,740 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,740
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH parenchyma

Nearest frequency peer: parenchyma (+3 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 “pantheism”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “pantheism” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pantheism
PropertyValue
Headwordpantheism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,740
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “pantheism” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).pantheismfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “parenchyma” (#80,743), “owler” (#80,736), “overstretched” (#80,735). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pantheism” is #80,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pantheism is uncommon English at frequency #80,740 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for pantheism in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pan- + theism, in which pan derives from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân), meaning “all”, and theism from Ancient Greek θεός (theós), meaning “god”. The first known use is from 1702, in an English translation of Joseph Raphson’s 1697 book De Spatio Reali seu En… The correct English form is pantheism, spelled P-A-N-T-H-E-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.
  2. 2
    The belief in all gods; omnitheism.

Etymology

From pan- + theism, in which pan derives from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân), meaning “all”, and theism from Ancient Greek θεός (theós), meaning “god”. The first known use is from 1702, in an English translation of Joseph Raphson’s 1697 book De Spatio Reali seu Ente Infinito, written in Latin, which coined the Latin term pantheismus.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pantheism"?
"pantheism" is spelled P-A-N-T-H-E-I-S-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/.
What does "pantheism" mean?
As a noun, "pantheism" means: The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.
How do you pronounce "pantheism"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pantheism" is /ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "pantheism"?
From pan- + theism, in which pan derives from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân), meaning “all”, and theism from Ancient Greek θεός (theós), meaning “god”. The first known use is from 1702, in an English translation of Joseph Raphson’s 1697 book De Spatio Re... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list