thespian
/ˈθɛspi.ən/
"thespian" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thespian” is uncommon English (frequency #62,569 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,569
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thespian · thespian · English
thespian · rank #62,569 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,569
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH tetrahedral
Nearest frequency peer: tetrahedral (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “thespian”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- terrarium
terrarium
37,434 corpus weight
- tetrahedral
tetrahedral
37,433 corpus weight
- thespian
thespian
37,432 corpus weight
- Thibodeau
Thibodeau
37,431 corpus weight
- Thucydides
Thucydides
37,430 corpus weight
- thusly
thusly
37,429 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “thespian” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thespian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈθɛspi.ən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,569 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thespian” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thespian is uncommon English at frequency #62,569 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈθɛspi.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for thespian in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Thespis, from the name of the Ancient Greek actor Thespis (fl. 6th century BCE), from Θέσπις (Théspis) + -ian. The correct English form is thespian, spelled T-H-E-S-P-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.
Etymology
From Latin Thespis, from the name of the Ancient Greek actor Thespis (fl. 6th century BCE), from Θέσπις (Théspis) + -ian.
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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