Python
/ˈpaɪθən/
"python" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Python” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,943. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,943
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The earth-dragon of Delphi, represented as a serpent, killed by Apollo.
Corpus desk
Index EN-python · Python · English
Python · rank #9,943 · 10 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,943
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Qatar
Nearest frequency peer: Qatar (+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 “Python”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- prevalent
prevalent
90,061 corpus weight
- prom
prom
90,060 corpus weight
- Python
Python
90,058 corpus weight
- Qatar
Qatar
90,057 corpus weight
- questionable
questionable
90,056 corpus weight
- queue
queue
90,055 corpus weight
What this shows “Python” 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 | Python |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈpaɪθən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #9,943 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Python”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Python (IPA /ˈpaɪθən/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,943 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Python, with forms such as "ppython", "ptyhon", and "pyhton". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "pythons", "Paton", "pylon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), from Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ), the early name of Delphi, from πύθω (púthō, “to rot, to decay”). The programming language is named after Monty Python. The correct English form is Python, spelled P-Y-T-H-O-N.
Definition
- 1The earth-dragon of Delphi, represented as a serpent, killed by Apollo.
- 2An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language invented by Guido van Rossum.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Python appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Here Apollo killed a serpent called the Python, and established a great prophetic shrine. Sometimes it is said that the Titaness Themis had the shrine before him, and this, as well as the killing of the Python, suggests that Apollo took over a place already of religious significance, associated with chthonic (i.e., earth) powers.
It would seem, therefore, that what we have on the Phasian phiale is the Python coiled round the omphalos.[…]Paintings on Greek pottery and coins have preserved many an example of gods seated on an omphalos, including those of Apollo, Nike, Asclepius and others.⁴¹³ Python on the omphalos must have carried some symbolic meaning.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), from Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ), the early name of Delphi, from πύθω (púthō, “to rot, to decay”). The programming language is named after Monty Python.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ppython
- ptyhon
- pyhton
- pythhon
- pythno
- pythonn
- pytohn
- pytthon
- pyython
- ypthon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Python - 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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