skene
/ˈskiːni/
"skene" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“skene” is uncommon English (frequency #87,835 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,835
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage.
Corpus desk
Index EN-skene · skene · English
skene · rank #87,835 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,835
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,294
- PHOTO-FINISH Skeffington
Nearest frequency peer: Skeffington (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “skene”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- silverfish
silverfish
12,172 corpus weight
- sinewy
sinewy
12,171 corpus weight
- Singhal
Singhal
12,170 corpus weight
- Skeffington
Skeffington
12,167 corpus weight
- skene
skene
12,166 corpus weight
- sloe
sloe
12,161 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “skene” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | skene |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈskiːni/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #87,835 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “skene” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
skene is uncommon English at frequency #87,835 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈskiːni/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for skene, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “tent”). Doublet of scene and scena. The correct English form is skene, spelled S-K-E-N-E.
Definition
- 1An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “tent”). Doublet of scene and scena.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.