Theotokos
/θiːˈɒtəˌkɒs/
"theotokos" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Theotokos” is uncommon English (frequency #89,990 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,990
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role giving birth to God.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Theotokos |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /θiːˈɒtəˌkɒs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #89,990 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Theotokos” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Theotokos is uncommon English at frequency #89,990 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /θiːˈɒtəˌkɒs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role giving birth to God.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Theotokos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos, “the God-bearer”), from Ancient Greek Θεός (Theós, “God”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”). First attested in 3rd–4th century. Cf. Christotokos. The correct English form is Theotokos, spelled T-H-E-O-T-O-K-O-S.
Definition
- 1Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role giving birth to God.
Etymology
Borrowed from Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos, “the God-bearer”), from Ancient Greek Θεός (Theós, “God”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”). First attested in 3rd–4th century. Cf. Christotokos.
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 “Theotokos”
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- The one correct English spelling is T-H-E-O-T-O-K-O-S - 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.