Polyphemus
/ˌpɒlɪˈfiːməs/
"polyphemus" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Polyphemus” is uncommon English (frequency #90,851 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,851
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cyclops in Homer's Odyssey.
Corpus desk
Index EN-polyphemus · Polyphemus · English
Polyphemus · rank #90,851 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,851
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH pomposity
Nearest frequency peer: pomposity (+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 “Polyphemus”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Placentia
Placentia
9,155 corpus weight
- plasminogen
plasminogen
9,154 corpus weight
- Polyphemus
Polyphemus
9,150 corpus weight
- pomposity
pomposity
9,149 corpus weight
- powerlifter
powerlifter
9,146 corpus weight
- poy
poy
9,145 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Polyphemus” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Polyphemus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌpɒlɪˈfiːməs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #90,851 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Polyphemus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Polyphemus is uncommon English at frequency #90,851 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌpɒlɪˈfiːməs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A cyclops in Homer's Odyssey.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Polyphemus, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Polyphēmus, from Ancient Greek Πολύφημος (Polúphēmos, from πολύ (polú) + φήμη (phḗmē) + -ος (-os), literally “many-voiced”, “much spoken of”, or “abounding in songs and legends”). The correct English form is Polyphemus, spelled P-O-L-Y-P-H-E-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1A cyclops in Homer's Odyssey.
Etymology
From Latin Polyphēmus, from Ancient Greek Πολύφημος (Polúphēmos, from πολύ (polú) + φήμη (phḗmē) + -ος (-os), literally “many-voiced”, “much spoken of”, or “abounding in songs and legends”).
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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