Thanatos
/ˈθænəˌtɒs/
"thanatos" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Thanatos” is an uncommon English word, ranked #74,571 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #74,571
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The god of death (specifically of a peaceful death), and twin brother of Hypnos (god of sleep); the Greek counterpart of Mors.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Thanatos |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈθænəˌtɒs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #74,571 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Thanatos” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Thanatos is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈθænəˌtɒs/. Corpus data places it at rank #74,571 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The god of death (specifically of a peaceful death), and twin brother of Hypnos (god of sleep); the Greek counterpart of Mors.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Thanatos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Θάνατος (Thánatos). The correct English form is Thanatos, spelled T-H-A-N-A-T-O-S.
Definition
- 1The god of death (specifically of a peaceful death), and twin brother of Hypnos (god of sleep); the Greek counterpart of Mors.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Θάνατος (Thánatos).
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 “Thanatos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-H-A-N-A-T-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈθænəˌtɒs/ (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.