thaumaturgy
/ˈθɔːmətɜːd͡ʒi/
"thaumaturgy" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thaumaturgy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The working of miracles, wonderworking; magic, witchcraft, wizardry.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thaumaturgy · thaumaturgy · English
thaumaturgy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thaumaturgy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈθɔːmətɜːd͡ʒi/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thaumaturgy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thaumaturgy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈθɔːmətɜːd͡ʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The working of miracles, wonderworking; magic, witchcraft, wizardry.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for thaumaturgy in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek θαυματουργία (thaumatourgía), from θαῦμα (thaûma, “miracle, wonder”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). The correct English form is thaumaturgy, spelled T-H-A-U-M-A-T-U-R-G-Y.
Definition
- 1The working of miracles, wonderworking; magic, witchcraft, wizardry.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how thaumaturgy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On all subjects known to man, from the Thirty-nine Articles of our English Church, down to pyrotechnics, legerdemain, magic, both black and white, thaumaturgy, and necromancy, he favoured the world (which world was the nursery where I lived amongst my sisters) with his select opinions.
There were astonishing changes. The small hours found Mr. Maydig and Mr. Fotheringay careering across the chilly market square under the still moon, in a sort of ecstasy of thaumaturgy, Mr. Maydig all flap and gesture, Mr. Fotheringay short and bristling, and no longer abashed at his greatness
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θαυματουργία (thaumatourgía), from θαῦμα (thaûma, “miracle, wonder”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).
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.