theodicy
/θiːˈɒd.ɪ.si/
"theodicy" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“theodicy” is uncommon English (frequency #92,146 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,146
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A justification of a deity or of particular attributes of a deity; specifically, a justification of the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of God.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | theodicy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /θiːˈɒd.ɪ.si/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #92,146 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “theodicy” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
theodicy is uncommon English at frequency #92,146 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /θiːˈɒd.ɪ.si/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A justification of a deity or of particular attributes of a deity; specifically, a justification of the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of God.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for theodicy, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French théodicée, from Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + δίκη (díkē, “justice”), coined by German mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in his 1710 work Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l'homme et l'o… The correct English form is theodicy, spelled T-H-E-O-D-I-C-Y.
Definition
- 1A justification of a deity or of particular attributes of a deity; specifically, a justification of the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of God.
Etymology
Borrowed from French théodicée, from Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + δίκη (díkē, “justice”), coined by German mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in his 1710 work Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l'homme et l'origine du mal (Essays of Theodicy on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil), commonly known as Théodicée.
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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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- The one correct English spelling is T-H-E-O-D-I-C-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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