Theodora

name

"theodora" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Theodora” is uncommon English (frequency #50,269 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,269
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female given name from Ancient Greek, most famously borne by two empresses of Byzantium.

Key facts for Theodora
PropertyValue
HeadwordTheodora
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,269
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Theodora” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Theodora lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Theodora is uncommon English at frequency #50,269 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female given name from Ancient Greek, most famously borne by two empresses of Byzantium.".

Theodora doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the Ancient Greek feminine form of Theodore. The correct English form is Theodora, spelled T-H-E-O-D-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from Ancient Greek, most famously borne by two empresses of Byzantium.

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek feminine form of Theodore.

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 "Theodora"?
"Theodora" is spelled T-H-E-O-D-O-R-A.
What does "Theodora" mean?
As a proper noun, "Theodora" means: A female given name from Ancient Greek, most famously borne by two empresses of Byzantium.
What is the origin of the word "Theodora"?
From the Ancient Greek feminine form of Theodore. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Theodora”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is T-H-E-O-D-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list