Stephanopoulos

name

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"stephanopoulos" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Stephanopoulos” is uncommon English (frequency #73,656 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,656
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Greek

Corpus desk

Index EN-stephanopoulos · Stephanopoulos · English

Stephanopoulos · rank #73,656 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,656
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH statesmanship

Nearest frequency peer: statesmanship (-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 “Stephanopoulos”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stephanopoulos
PropertyValue
HeadwordStephanopoulos
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters14
Frequency rank#73,656
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Stephanopoulos” 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).Stephanopoulosfalls 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: “statesmanship” (#73,655), “stiffly” (#73,658), “stigmatize” (#73,659). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Stephanopoulos” is #73,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stephanopoulos is uncommon English at frequency #73,656 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Greek".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Stephanopoulos in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Greek Στεφανόπουλος (Stefanópoulos). The correct English form is Stephanopoulos, spelled S-T-E-P-H-A-N-O-P-O-U-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Greek

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. George Stephanopoulos was the campaign's floppy-banged pivot man for communications.

Etymology

Transliteration of Greek Στεφανόπουλος (Stefanópoulos).

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 "Stephanopoulos"?
"Stephanopoulos" is spelled S-T-E-P-H-A-N-O-P-O-U-L-O-S.
What does "Stephanopoulos" mean?
As a proper noun, "Stephanopoulos" means: A surname from Greek
What is the origin of the word "Stephanopoulos"?
Transliteration of Greek Στεφανόπουλος (Stefanópoulos). 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 "Stephanopoulos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

recreationally#73,580recapitulation#73,577phosphorescent#73,526obstructionist#73,490

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list