Saint Paul
/ˈseɪnt ˈpɔːl/
"saint-paul" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Saint Paul” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saint who spread Christ's teachings in the early Christian era.
Corpus desk
Index EN-saint-paul · Saint Paul · English
Saint Paul · 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 "S" 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 | Saint Paul |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈseɪnt ˈpɔːl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Saint Paul” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Saint Paul is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈseɪnt ˈpɔːl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Saint Paul in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: The places are named after Paul the Apostle. The correct English form is Saint Paul, spelled S-A-I-N-T- -P-A-U-L.
Definition
- 1Saint who spread Christ's teachings in the early Christian era.
- 2Any saint named Paul.
- 3The capital city of Minnesota, United States and the county seat of Ramsey County.
- 4A river in western Africa, flowing from southern Guinea, through Liberia, and into the Atlantic Ocean.
- 5A parish of Antigua and Barbuda.
- 6A parish of Dominica.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Saint Paul appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dozens of people rushed into Cities Church in St. Paul Sunday morning, interrupting the church service and leading to tense confrontations, videos posted by activists and content creators show. The Saint Paul Police Department said it responded after receiving multiple calls reporting up to 40 protesters in the church.
Etymology
The places are named after Paul the Apostle.
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.