Telemachus
/təˈlɛməkəs/
"telemachus" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Telemachus” is uncommon English (frequency #81,892 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,892
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The son of Odysseus and Penelope.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Telemachus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /təˈlɛməkəs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #81,892 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Telemachus” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Telemachus is uncommon English at frequency #81,892 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /təˈlɛməkəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Telemachus, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin Telemachus, from Ancient Greek Τηλέμαχος (Tēlémakhos). The correct English form is Telemachus, spelled T-E-L-E-M-A-C-H-U-S.
Definition
- 1The son of Odysseus and Penelope.
- 2Ellipsis of Saint Telemachus, a 4th century Christian martyr and saint.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Telemachus, from Ancient Greek Τηλέμαχος (Tēlémakhos).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Telemachus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-E-L-E-M-A-C-H-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /təˈlɛməkəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.