Thessalonian
/θɛsəˈləʊni.ən/
"thessalonian" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Thessalonian” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of, from, or pertaining to, Thessaloniki
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Thessalonian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /θɛsəˈləʊni.ən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Thessalonian” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Thessalonian is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /θɛsəˈləʊni.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of, from, or pertaining to, Thessaloniki".
No misspelling variants are generated for Thessalonian in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Derived from Thessalonica. Appears as "Tessalonyans" in Tyndale Bible of 1525, but as "Tessalonicensis" in the older Wycliffe translation. The correct English form is Thessalonian, spelled T-H-E-S-S-A-L-O-N-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Of, from, or pertaining to, Thessaloniki
Etymology
Derived from Thessalonica. Appears as "Tessalonyans" in Tyndale Bible of 1525, but as "Tessalonicensis" in the older Wycliffe translation.
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.
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Using “Thessalonian”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-H-E-S-S-A-L-O-N-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /θɛsəˈləʊni.ən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.