Pausanias

name

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

The verdict

“Pausanias” is uncommon English (frequency #66,182 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,182
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pausanias · Pausanias · English

Pausanias · rank #66,182 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,182
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pauling

Nearest frequency peer: Pauling (-2 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 “Pausanias”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pausanias
PropertyValue
HeadwordPausanias
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,182
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Pausanias” 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).Pausaniasfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Pauling” (#66,180), “pediment” (#66,184), “pathologically” (#66,179). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Pausanias” is #66,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pausanias is uncommon English at frequency #66,182 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A male given name.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pausanias, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Ancient Greek Παυσᾰνῐ́ᾱς (Pausănĭ́ās). The correct English form is Pausanias, spelled P-A-U-S-A-N-I-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name.

Etymology

Transliteration of Ancient Greek Παυσᾰνῐ́ᾱς (Pausănĭ́ās).

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 "Pausanias"?
"Pausanias" is spelled P-A-U-S-A-N-I-A-S.
What does "Pausanias" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pausanias" means: A male given name.
What is the origin of the word "Pausanias"?
Transliteration of Ancient Greek Παυσᾰνῐ́ᾱς (Pausănĭ́ās). 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 "Pausanias", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

plaintext#66,199opticians#66,163polyphony#66,206obscenely#66,152

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list