Sun King
"sun-king" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Sun King” 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Louis XIV, king of France between 1643 and 1715
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sun King |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sun King” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Sun King is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Louis XIV, king of France between 1643 and 1715".
No misspelling variants are generated for Sun King in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of French Roi-Soleil. The correct English form is Sun King, spelled S-U-N- -K-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Louis XIV, king of France between 1643 and 1715
Etymology
Calque of French Roi-Soleil.
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.
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Using “Sun King”
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- The one correct English spelling is S-U-N- -K-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.