pantheon

Name: pantheon, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈpænθiən/

//ˈpænθiən// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“pantheon” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,894
frequency rank, English: 4,417
“P” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A temple dedicated to all the gods.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pantheon · pantheon · English

pantheon · rank #21,894 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #21,894
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 4,417
PHOTO-FINISH panicking

Nearest frequency peer: panicking (-1 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.

overturn

78,111
padded

78,110
panicking

78,108
pantheon

78,107
payer

78,106
pictorial

78,105

What this shows “pantheon” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pantheon vs panther

75% similar

pantheon vs Parthenon

67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pantheon
Property	Value
Headword	pantheon
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈpænθiən/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#21,894
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pantheon”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).pantheonlands here:

#21,894

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “panicking” (#21,893), “payer” (#21,895), “pictorial” (#21,896). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pantheon” is #21,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around pantheon (IPA /ˈpænθiən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,894 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pantheon, with forms such as "apntheon", "panhteon", and "panntheon". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "panther", "Parthenon", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Pantheon, c. 1300. The correct English form is pantheon, spelled P-A-N-T-H-E-O-N.

Definition

1
A temple dedicated to all the gods.
2
All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
3
A category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pantheon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Every act of a Roman, from birth to death, from dawn to night, was controlled and supervised by some presiding deity. Man was thus virtually a symbolic puppet in the hands of the Roman pantheon.
Usain Bolt seals his place in the pantheon with stunning fifth gold

Etymology

From Pantheon, c. 1300.

This word in other languages

panteón(Español)panthéon(Français)Pantheon(Deutsch)panteão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

apntheon
panhteon
panntheon
pantehon
pantheno
pantheonn
panthheon
panthoen
panttheon
patnheon
pnatheon
ppantheon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pantheon - 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.

Edit distance from "pantheon"

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 "pantheon"?

"pantheon" is spelled P-A-N-T-H-E-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpænθiən/.

What does "pantheon" mean?

As a noun, "pantheon" means: A temple dedicated to all the gods.

What words are commonly confused with "pantheon"?

"pantheon" is commonly confused with "panther", "Parthenon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "pantheon"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pantheon" is /ˈpænθiən/. 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 "pantheon"?

From Pantheon, c. 1300. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pantheon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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