Pergamum
/ˈpɜːɡəməm/
"pergamum" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Pergamum” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An ancient Greek city, in western Anatolia, near modern Bergama.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pergamum · Pergamum · English
Pergamum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Pergamum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɜːɡəməm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Pergamum” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Pergamum is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈpɜːɡəməm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An ancient Greek city, in western Anatolia, near modern Bergama.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Pergamum in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Pergamum, from Ancient Greek Πέργαμον (Pérgamon). The correct English form is Pergamum, spelled P-E-R-G-A-M-U-M.
Definition
- 1An ancient Greek city, in western Anatolia, near modern Bergama.
Etymology
From Latin Pergamum, from Ancient Greek Πέργαμον (Pérgamon).
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.