Sephardic

adj

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"sephardic" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Sephardic” is uncommon English (frequency #55,093 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,093
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to the Sephardi Jews.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sephardic · Sephardic · English

Sephardic · rank #55,093 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,093
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH serv

Nearest frequency peer: serv (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “Sephardic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Sephardic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sephardic
PropertyValue
HeadwordSephardic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,093
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Sephardic” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “serv” (#55,094), “seesaw” (#55,091), “seepage” (#55,090). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Sephardic” is #55,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sephardic is uncommon English at frequency #55,093 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or relating to the Sephardi Jews.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sephardic, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Sephardi + -ic. The correct English form is Sephardic, spelled S-E-P-H-A-R-D-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Sephardi Jews.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Sephardic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery.

Etymology

From Sephardi + -ic.

This word in other languages

sefardí(Español)séfarade(Français)sephardisch(Deutsch)sefardita(Português)

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 "Sephardic"?
"Sephardic" is spelled S-E-P-H-A-R-D-I-C.
What does "Sephardic" mean?
As an adjective, "Sephardic" means: Of or relating to the Sephardi Jews.
What is the origin of the word "Sephardic"?
From Sephardi + -ic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sephardic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sheboygan#55,099shuddered#55,103subjugate#55,124reservist#55,057

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list