Song of Songs

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"song-of-songs" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Song of Songs” 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
13
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The twenty-second book of the Christian Old Testament and the seventeenth book of the Hebrew Bible.

Key facts for Song of Songs
PropertyValue
HeadwordSong of Songs
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Song of Songs” sits in English frequency

Song of Songs 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

Song of Songs is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The twenty-second book of the Christian Old Testament and the seventeenth book of the Hebrew Bible.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Song of Songs in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. 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: A calque of Latin Canticum Canticorum (“Song of Songs”), variant of earlier Canticle of Canticles. The correct English form is Song of Songs, spelled S-O-N-G- -O-F- -S-O-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The twenty-second book of the Christian Old Testament and the seventeenth book of the Hebrew Bible.

Etymology

A calque of Latin Canticum Canticorum (“Song of Songs”), variant of earlier Canticle of Canticles.

Synonyms

CanticlesCanticle of CanticlesSong of Solomon

This word in other languages

Cantar de los Cantares(Español)Hohelied(Deutsch)

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 "Song of Songs"?
"Song of Songs" is spelled S-O-N-G- -O-F- -S-O-N-G-S.
What does "Song of Songs" mean?
As a proper noun, "Song of Songs" means: The twenty-second book of the Christian Old Testament and the seventeenth book of the Hebrew Bible.
What is the origin of the word "Song of Songs"?
A calque of Latin Canticum Canticorum (“Song of Songs”), variant of earlier Canticle of Canticles. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Song of Songs”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-O-N-G- -O-F- -S-O-N-G-S - 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