second coming

noun

"second-coming" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“second coming” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The prophesied return of Jesus Christ.

Key facts for second coming
PropertyValue
Headwordsecond coming
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “second coming” sits in English frequency

second coming falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

second coming is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The prophesied return of Jesus Christ.".

second coming doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is second coming, spelled S-E-C-O-N-D- -C-O-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The prophesied return of Jesus Christ.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "second coming"?
"second coming" is spelled S-E-C-O-N-D- -C-O-M-I-N-G.
What does "second coming" mean?
As a noun, "second coming" means: The prophesied return of Jesus Christ.
What language does "second coming" come from?
"second coming" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “second coming”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-E-C-O-N-D- -C-O-M-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list