Peloponnese
/ˌpɛləpəˈniːz/
"peloponnese" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Peloponnese” is uncommon English (frequency #78,929 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,929
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Peloponnese |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌpɛləpəˈniːz/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #78,929 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Peloponnese” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Peloponnese is uncommon English at frequency #78,929 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌpɛləpəˈniːz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Peloponnese in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)bor. Latin Peloponnēsuslbor. English Peloponnese Learned borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos). The correct English form is Peloponnese, spelled P-E-L-O-P-O-N-N-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1A peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth.
- 2A periphery of Greece containing Achaea, Arcadia, Argolis, Corinthia, Elis, Laconia, and Messenia.
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)bor. Latin Peloponnēsuslbor. English Peloponnese Learned borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos).
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.
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Using “Peloponnese”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-E-L-O-P-O-N-N-E-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌpɛləpəˈniːz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.