Theban
"theban" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Theban” is uncommon English (frequency #79,126 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,126
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to Thebes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Theban |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,126 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Theban” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Theban is uncommon English at frequency #79,126 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to Thebes".
No misspelling variants are generated for Theban in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Thebes + -an The correct English form is Theban, spelled T-H-E-B-A-N.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to Thebes
Etymology
Thebes + -an
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 “Theban”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-H-E-B-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.