Sargon

Name: Sargon, English Word Data
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/ˈsɑːɡɒn/

//ˈsɑːɡɒn// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Sargon” is uncommon English (frequency #53,838 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,838
frequency rank, English: 54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th and 23rd centuries BCE.

Key facts for Sargon
Property	Value
Headword	Sargon
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈsɑːɡɒn/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#53,838
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sargon” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sargon lands here:

#53,838

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sargon is uncommon English at frequency #53,838 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈsɑːɡɒn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Sargon in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew סַרְגוֹן (Sargón) (Isaiah 20:1), from Akkadian Šarrum-kīn. The correct English form is Sargon, spelled S-A-R-G-O-N.

Definition

1
An Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th and 23rd centuries BCE.
2
Either of two Assyrian kings.

Etymology

From Hebrew סַרְגוֹן (Sargón) (Isaiah 20:1), from Akkadian Šarrum-kīn.

This word in other languages

Sargon(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sargon"?

"Sargon" is spelled S-A-R-G-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɑːɡɒn/.

What does "Sargon" mean?

As a proper noun, "Sargon" means: An Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th and 23rd centuries BCE.

How do you pronounce "Sargon"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sargon" is /ˈsɑːɡɒn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Sargon"?

From Hebrew סַרְגוֹן (Sargón) (Isaiah 20:1), from Akkadian Šarrum-kīn. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Sargon”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is S-A-R-G-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.