personae
/ˌpɜː(ɹ)ˈsəʊnai/
"personae" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“personae” is uncommon English (frequency #73,519 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,519
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of persona (alternative spelling of personæ).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | personae |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpɜː(ɹ)ˈsəʊnai/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #73,519 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “personae” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
personae is uncommon English at frequency #73,519 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpɜː(ɹ)ˈsəʊnai/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of persona (alternative spelling of personæ).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for personae, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is personae, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-A-E.
Definition
- 1plural of persona (alternative spelling of personæ).
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 “personae”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-E-R-S-O-N-A-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌpɜː(ɹ)ˈsəʊnai/ (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.