promethium
/pɹoʊˈmiːθiəm/
"promethium" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“promethium” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
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- below top-frequency English
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
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Index EN-promethium · promethium · English
promethium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | promethium |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɹoʊˈmiːθiəm/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “promethium” in English
Rare enough to double-check
promethium is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɹoʊˈmiːθiəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for promethium, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: 1945. From the name of the Greek god Prometheus, who stole the fire from Mount Olympus and brought it down to mankind + -ium. The correct English form is promethium, spelled P-R-O-M-E-T-H-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
Etymology
1945. From the name of the Greek god Prometheus, who stole the fire from Mount Olympus and brought it down to mankind + -ium.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.