# pharaoh

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɛː.ɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #19,165

## Definitions
1. The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
2. The card game faro.

## Etymology
From Middle English pharao (also as pharaon, farao, faraon, etc.), from Old English Pharao, from Late Latin Pharaō, from Koine Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (Parʿō), from Egyptian pr:aA (pr-ꜥꜣ, “palace; pharaoh”, literally “pr (“house”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, big”)”)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hparaoh`, `pahraoh`, `phaaroh`, `pharaho`, `pharaohh`, `pharoah`, `pharraoh`, `phharaoh`, `phraaoh`, `ppharaoh`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pharaoh