theophany
/θiːˈɒfəni/
"theophany" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“theophany” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A manifestation of a deity to a person.
Corpus desk
Index EN-theophany · theophany · English
theophany · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | theophany |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /θiːˈɒfəni/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “theophany” in English
Rare enough to double-check
theophany is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /θiːˈɒfəni/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A manifestation of a deity to a person.".
theophany has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin theophania, corresponding to theo- + -phany, from θεός (theós, “God”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, appear”). The correct English form is theophany, spelled T-H-E-O-P-H-A-N-Y.
Definition
- 1A manifestation of a deity to a person.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how theophany appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It was a bewildering theophany, since it was impossible to make out anything clearly in the stormy obscurity of thunder, lightning, smoke and wind.
Etymology
From Late Latin theophania, corresponding to theo- + -phany, from θεός (theós, “God”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, appear”).
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.