Timaeus

/taɪˈmiːəs/

//taɪˈmiːəs// name

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"timaeus" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Timaeus” is uncommon English (frequency #99,941 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,941
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Corpus desk

Index EN-timaeus · Timaeus · English

Timaeus · rank #99,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,941
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH timecode

Nearest frequency peer: timecode (+1 rank slots)

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Frequency neighbourhood for “Timaeus”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Timaeus” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Timaeus
PropertyValue
HeadwordTimaeus
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/taɪˈmiːəs/
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Timaeus” 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).Timaeuslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “timecode” (#99,942), “Timpson” (#99,943), “thymic” (#99,938). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Timaeus is uncommon English at frequency #99,941 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /taɪˈmiːəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Timaeus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος (Tī́maios), from Ancient Greek τῑμάω (tīmáō, “honour”, verb). Appears as the name of one of Plato's dialogues. It is also the name of a person mentioned in the New Testament (Mark 10:46). The correct English form is Timaeus, spelled T-I-M-A-E-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. 2
    One of the dialogues written by Athenian philosopher Plato around 360 BC.

Etymology

From Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος (Tī́maios), from Ancient Greek τῑμάω (tīmáō, “honour”, verb). Appears as the name of one of Plato's dialogues. It is also the name of a person mentioned in the New Testament (Mark 10:46).

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 "Timaeus"?
"Timaeus" is spelled T-I-M-A-E-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /taɪˈmiːəs/.
What does "Timaeus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Timaeus" means: A male given name from Ancient Greek.
How do you pronounce "Timaeus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Timaeus" is /taɪˈmiːəs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Timaeus"?
From Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος (Tī́maios), from Ancient Greek τῑμάω (tīmáō, “honour”, verb). Appears as the name of one of Plato's dialogues. It is also the name of a person mentioned in the New Testament (Mark 10:46). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Timaeus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list