phallus
/ˈfæləs/
"phallus" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“phallus” is uncommon English (frequency #51,913 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,913
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A penis, especially when erect.
Corpus desk
Index EN-phallus · phallus · English
phallus · rank #51,913 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,913
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH phenomenologi…
Nearest frequency peer: phenomenological (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “phallus”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Pawtucket
Pawtucket
48,094 corpus weight
- pecker
pecker
48,093 corpus weight
- penner
penner
48,092 corpus weight
- peritoneal
peritoneal
48,091 corpus weight
- phallus
phallus
48,088 corpus weight
- phenomenolo…
phenomenological
48,087 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “phallus” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | phallus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfæləs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,913 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “phallus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
phallus is uncommon English at frequency #51,913 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfæləs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for phallus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin phallus (“membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof”) from Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós). The correct English form is phallus, spelled P-H-A-L-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1A penis, especially when erect.
- 2A representation of an erect penis, especially symbolising fertility or potency.
- 3The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how phallus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The phallus had power to subdue the attacks of demons and the Evil Eye[.]
If the priests of Diana of Ephesus castrated themselves and offered their genitals on the altar, it was because the phallus was the symbol of the dying body.
Etymology
From Latin phallus (“membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof”) from Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós).
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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