Poseidon
/pəˈsaɪdn̩/
"poseidon" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Poseidon” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #25,535 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #25,535
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Poseidon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /pəˈsaɪdn̩/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #25,535 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Poseidon” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Poseidon is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pəˈsaɪdn̩/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,535 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Poseidon, with forms such as "opseidon", "poesidon", and "posedion". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. 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 Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn). The correct English form is Poseidon, spelled P-O-S-E-I-D-O-N.
Definition
- 1The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: opseidon,poesidon,posedion,poseiddon,poseidno,poseidonn,poseiodn,posiedon,posseidon,pposeidon,psoeidon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Poseidon - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Poseidon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-O-S-E-I-D-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pəˈsaɪdn̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.