Prometheus
/pɹəˈmiːθi.əs/
"prometheus" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Prometheus” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #24,554 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #24,554
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male given name from Ancient Greek.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Prometheus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /pɹəˈmiːθi.əs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #24,554 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Prometheus” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Prometheus is 10 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɹəˈmiːθi.əs/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,554 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prometheus, with forms such as "pormetheus", "pprometheus", and "prmoetheus". 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús), from πρό (pró, “before”) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to think”). The correct English form is Prometheus, spelled P-R-O-M-E-T-H-E-U-S.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 2The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
- 3A moon of the planet Saturn.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús), from πρό (pró, “before”) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to think”).
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pormetheus,pprometheus,prmoetheus,proemtheus,promehteus,prometehus,promethesu,prometheuss,promethheus,promethues,promettheus,prommetheus,promteheus,prrometheus,rpometheus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Prometheus - 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 “Prometheus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-R-O-M-E-T-H-E-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɹəˈmiːθi.əs/ (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.