seraphim
/ˈsɛɹ.əˌfɪm/
"seraphim" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“seraphim” is uncommon English (frequency #53,237 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,237
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of seraph
Corpus desk
Index EN-seraphim · seraphim · English
seraphim · rank #53,237 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,237
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Selim
Nearest frequency peer: Selim (-2 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 “seraphim”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- sceptic
sceptic
46,772 corpus weight
- scrim
scrim
46,771 corpus weight
- seductively
seductively
46,768 corpus weight
- Selim
Selim
46,766 corpus weight
- seraphim
seraphim
46,764 corpus weight
- sheepskin
sheepskin
46,756 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “seraphim” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | seraphim |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɛɹ.əˌfɪm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,237 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “seraphim” in English
Rare enough to double-check
seraphim is uncommon English at frequency #53,237 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɛɹ.əˌfɪm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for seraphim in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin seraphim, from Koine Greek σεραφείμ (serapheím), from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (śərāp̄îm), plural of שָׂרָף (śārāp̄) (often translated as "fiery ones" although meaning is uncertain); perhaps related to the root שרף (“to burn”). The correct English form is seraphim, spelled S-E-R-A-P-H-I-M.
Definition
- 1plural of seraph
- 2plural of saraph
Etymology
From Latin seraphim, from Koine Greek σεραφείμ (serapheím), from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (śərāp̄îm), plural of שָׂרָף (śārāp̄) (often translated as "fiery ones" although meaning is uncertain); perhaps related to the root שרף (“to burn”).
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.
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