philauty
"philauty" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“philauty” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Selfishness, self-esteem, vanity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-philauty · philauty · English
philauty · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | philauty |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “philauty” in English
Rare enough to double-check
philauty is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Selfishness, self-esteem, vanity.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for philauty, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Based on Ancient Greek φιλαυτία (philautía, “self-love, self-regard”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) and αὐτός (autós, “self”). The correct English form is philauty, spelled P-H-I-L-A-U-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Selfishness, self-esteem, vanity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how philauty appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
At's left ſtood ſpruce and gaudy Philauty, / Whoſe thoughts dwelt on a cryſtal book ſhe held / Eternally to her admiring Eye; / In which her fooliſh ſelf ſhe read, and ſmil'd / On her fair Leſſon; though the brittle Glaſs / Admoniſh'd her how vain her Beauty was.
1721, Nathan Bailey, Divers Proverbs Every Man thinks his own Geese Swans. This Proverb intimates that an inbred Philauty runs through the whole Race of Flesh and Blood and that Self-love is the Mother of Vanity, Pride, and Mistake. It turns a Man's Geese into Swans, his Dunghill Poultry into Pheasants and his Lambs into Venison.
Etymology
Based on Ancient Greek φιλαυτία (philautía, “self-love, self-regard”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) and αὐτός (autós, “self”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.