Philip
/ˈfɪlɪp/
"philip" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Philip” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,473. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,473
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.
Corpus desk
Index EN-philip · Philip · English
Philip · rank #4,473 · 8 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,473
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH peaceful
Nearest frequency peer: peaceful (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Philip”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Netherlands
Netherlands
95,531 corpus weight
- odds
odds
95,530 corpus weight
- peaceful
peaceful
95,529 corpus weight
- Philip
Philip
95,528 corpus weight
- photographer
photographer
95,527 corpus weight
- pin
pin
95,526 corpus weight
What this shows “Philip” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Philip |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɪlɪp/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #4,473 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Philip”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Philip (IPA /ˈfɪlɪp/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,473 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Philip, with forms such as "hpilip", "phhilip", and "phiilp". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Philly", "Phillip", "Philips", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English Philip, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”). The correct English form is Philip, spelled P-H-I-L-I-P.
Definition
- 1One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.
- 2A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 3A surname originating as a patronymic.
- 4A small city, the county seat of Haakon County, South Dakota, United States.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Philip appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Philip Berold, conceiting this his name, very Clerkly proves that Philip is an Apostolical name by Saint Philip the Apostle, a Royal name by King Philip King of Macedonia, and an Imperial name by Philip the first Christian Emperour.
I used to envy my brother his name, and recall once accusing my mother of having favored him, else why did she name me Nathan and him Philip, tell me that, ma, tell me that. He had king Philip and if day-dreaming that association wasn't pleasure enough, there was the then movie star, Phillips Holmes. All I had was Nathan Hale.
Etymology
From Middle English Philip, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hpilip
- phhilip
- phiilp
- philipp
- philpi
- phliip
- pihlip
- pphilip
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Philip - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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