Thalia

/θəˈlaɪ.ə/

//θəˈlaɪ.ə// name

"thalia" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Thalia” is uncommon English (frequency #50,837 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,837
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.

Corpus desk

Index EN-thalia · Thalia · English

Thalia · rank #50,837 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,837
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Thabo

Nearest frequency peer: Thabo (-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 “Thalia”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Thalia
PropertyValue
HeadwordThalia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/θəˈlaɪ.ə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,837
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Thalia” 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).Thaliafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Thabo” (#50,836), “theorize” (#50,838), “testy” (#50,835). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Thalia” is #50,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Thalia is uncommon English at frequency #50,837 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /θəˈlaɪ.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Thalia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Θαλία (Thalía) or Θάλεια (Tháleia); from Ancient Greek θάλλω (thállō, “flourish, to be verdant”). The correct English form is Thalia, spelled T-H-A-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
  2. 2
    One of the three Graces/Charites.
  3. 3
    23 Thalia, a main belt asteroid.
  4. 4
    The comedy mask.
  5. 5
    Socks, as a symbol of comedy.
  6. 6
    A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  7. 7
    A locality in the Shire of Buloke, north western Victoria, Australia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θαλία (Thalía) or Θάλεια (Tháleia); from Ancient Greek θάλλω (thállō, “flourish, to be verdant”).

Synonyms

23 Thalia

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Thalia"?
"Thalia" is spelled T-H-A-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /θəˈlaɪ.ə/.
What does "Thalia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Thalia" means: The Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
How do you pronounce "Thalia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thalia" is /θəˈlaɪ.ə/. 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 "Thalia"?
From Ancient Greek Θαλία (Thalía) or Θάλεια (Tháleia); from Ancient Greek θάλλω (thállō, “flourish, to be verdant”). 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 "Thalia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list