rise from the dead
"rise-from-the-dead" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rise from the dead” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To become alive (or undead) after having died.
Corpus desk
Index EN-rise-from-the-dead · rise from the dead · English
rise from the dead · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rise from the dead |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “rise from the dead” in English
Rare enough to double-check
rise from the dead is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for rise from the dead in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: A translation of the Ancient Greek ἀνίστημι ἐκ νεκρῶν (anístēmi ek nekrôn), from ἀνίστημι (anístēmi) and νεκρός (nekrós, “dead person; dead”). Used in the King James Bible, for instance. The correct English form is rise from the dead, spelled R-I-S-E- -F-R-O-M- -T-H-E- -D-E-A-D.
Definition
- 1To become alive (or undead) after having died.
- 2To come back into general use after becoming obsolete.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rise from the dead appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The story of dead Ebola victims rising from the dead, with the first "picture" of one of the zombies that has gone viral, (if it weren't glaringly obvious) is a hoax.
“My husband is a man of God,” she repeated. “He had an accident and died, but God has told me that if I can get him to Bonnke, he will rise from the dead.”
Etymology
A translation of the Ancient Greek ἀνίστημι ἐκ νεκρῶν (anístēmi ek nekrôn), from ἀνίστημι (anístēmi) and νεκρός (nekrós, “dead person; dead”). Used in the King James Bible, for instance.
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.