Taoiseach

/ˈtiːʃəx/

//ˈtiːʃəx// noun

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"taoiseach" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Taoiseach” is uncommon English (frequency #55,791 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,791
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country.

Corpus desk

Index EN-taoiseach · Taoiseach · English

Taoiseach · rank #55,791 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,791
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH telegraphy

Nearest frequency peer: telegraphy (+4 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 “Taoiseach”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Taoiseach
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaoiseach
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtiːʃəx/
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,791
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Taoiseach” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Taoiseachfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “telegraphy” (#55,795), “telekinesis” (#55,796), “Sydenham” (#55,785). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Taoiseach” is #55,791. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taoiseach is uncommon English at frequency #55,791 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtiːʃəx/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country.".

Taoiseach has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Irish Taoiseach (“chieftain, leader; prime minister of Ireland”). The plural form Taoisigh is borrowed from Irish Taoisigh. The correct English form is Taoiseach, spelled T-A-O-I-S-E-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Article 28. […] 5. 1º The head of the Government, or Prime Minister, shall be called, and is in this Constitution referred to as, the Taoiseach. 2º The Taoiseach shall keep the President generally informed on matters of domestic and international policy.
  2. To cope with the situation created at home by the war so close at hand, an Taoiseach (Prime Minister [Éamon] de Valera) rearranged his cabinet and formed a Ministry of Supplies under one of his ablest men.

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Taoiseach (“chieftain, leader; prime minister of Ireland”). The plural form Taoisigh is borrowed from Irish Taoisigh.

This word in other languages

taoiseach(Français)

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 "Taoiseach"?
"Taoiseach" is spelled T-A-O-I-S-E-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtiːʃəx/.
What does "Taoiseach" mean?
As a noun, "Taoiseach" means: The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country.
How do you pronounce "Taoiseach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taoiseach" is /ˈtiːʃəx/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Taoiseach"?
Borrowed from Irish Taoiseach (“chieftain, leader; prime minister of Ireland”). The plural form Taoisigh is borrowed from Irish Taoisigh. 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 "Taoiseach", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list