Philemon
/fɪˈliːmən/
"philemon" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Philemon” is uncommon English (frequency #66,923 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,923
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.
Corpus desk
Index EN-philemon · Philemon · English
Philemon · rank #66,923 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,923
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH photoelectric
Nearest frequency peer: photoelectric (+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 “Philemon”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- peaceably
peaceably
33,082 corpus weight
- perishing
perishing
33,081 corpus weight
- Pernod
Pernod
33,080 corpus weight
- Philemon
Philemon
33,078 corpus weight
- photoelectr…
photoelectric
33,077 corpus weight
- photosensit…
photosensitive
33,076 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Philemon” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Philemon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /fɪˈliːmən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #66,923 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Philemon” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Philemon is uncommon English at frequency #66,923 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /fɪˈliːmən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Philemon, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”). The correct English form is Philemon, spelled P-H-I-L-E-M-O-N.
Definition
- 1The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.
- 2A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 3A surname transferred from the given name.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Philemon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow labourer.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”).
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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