phantom
phan·tom/ˈfæntəm/noun, adjective
phantom is spelled P-H-A-N-T-O-M: 7 letters and 2 syllables (phan·tom). It appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phantom means “A ghost or apparition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phantom is phantoms.
How many letters and syllables are in phantom?
| Letters | 7: P-H-A-N-T-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: phan·tom |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words; the 9,878th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is phantom?
Phantom appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce phantom?
- /ˈfæntəm/
Phantom has 2 syllables, split phan·tom in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-phantom.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of phantom
- phantoms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phantom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ghost or apparition.
- 2
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.
- 3
A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
- 4
A test object that reproduces the characteristics of human tissue.
- 5
colloquialShort for phantom power
adjective
- 1
Illusive.
- 2
Fictitious or nonexistent.
a phantom limb
noun
- 1
Nickname of the F-4B jet fighter flown by U.S. marines in Vietnam.
- 2
A Rolls-Royce Phantom automobile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phantom in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.