# phenom

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɛ.nəm/ · frequency rank #45,584

## Definitions
1. Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a promising young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf.
2. One who is hip and fashionable.

## Etymology
Clipping of phenomenon (“remarkable occurrence”). American English, c. 1890s.

## Easily confused with
- **plenum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phenom-vs-plenum)
- **phenol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phenol-vs-phenom)
- **phantom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phantom-vs-phenom)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hpenom`, `pehnom`, `phenmo`, `phennom`, `phenomm`, `pheonm`, `phhenom`, `phneom`, `pphenom`

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