Son of God

name

"son-of-god" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jesus Christ; the Son, considered one of the three persons of the Trinity by Trinitarians.

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Index EN-son-of-god · Son of God · English

Son of God · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Son of God
PropertyValue
HeadwordSon of God
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Son of God” in English

Son of Godranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Son of God is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jesus Christ; the Son, considered one of the three persons of the Trinity by Trinitarians.".

Son of God doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English sone of God (also Goddes Sone, Godes Sune, etc.), a reanalysis of Old English Godes Sunu (literally “God's Son”), equivalent to Son + of + God. The correct English form is Son of God, spelled S-O-N- -O-F- -G-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jesus Christ; the Son, considered one of the three persons of the Trinity by Trinitarians.

Etymology

From Middle English sone of God (also Goddes Sone, Godes Sune, etc.), a reanalysis of Old English Godes Sunu (literally “God's Son”), equivalent to Son + of + God.

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 "Son of God"?
"Son of God" is spelled S-O-N- -O-F- -G-O-D.
What does "Son of God" mean?
As a proper noun, "Son of God" means: Jesus Christ; the Son, considered one of the three persons of the Trinity by Trinitarians.
What is the origin of the word "Son of God"?
From Middle English sone of God (also Goddes Sone, Godes Sune, etc.), a reanalysis of Old English Godes Sunu (literally “God's Son”), equivalent to Son + of + God. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list