tutelary deity
/ˈtʃuːtɪləɹi ˈdiːəti/
"tutelary-deity" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tutelary deity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A deity, usually minor, serving as a tutelary (guardian or supporter) for a place, person, group, or activity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tutelary-deity · tutelary deity · English
tutelary deity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | tutelary deity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtʃuːtɪləɹi ˈdiːəti/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tutelary deity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tutelary deity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtʃuːtɪləɹi ˈdiːəti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A deity, usually minor, serving as a tutelary (guardian or supporter) for a place, person, group, or activity.".
tutelary deity doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is tutelary deity, spelled T-U-T-E-L-A-R-Y- -D-E-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1A deity, usually minor, serving as a tutelary (guardian or supporter) for a place, person, group, or activity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tutelary deity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Where had then beene the church of Durham, and the devotion of Kings to his ſepulchur? Where had then beene the tutelarie Deity against the Scotts, and the lande of the church called St. Cuthberts patrimony? How then should his holywarke folk be freed from tribute and ſervice in warre, and the Monkes of Durham fed ſoe many yeares with eaſe and fatt revenu…
The identification of the Bardic Crist Celi with the Bardic Moses, with a view to blending both religions in one scheme of magic, has been illustrated in the just cited pages of the Neo-Druidic Heresy. […] The words Gwledig Moysen shew us that the Moses of this spurious Israel was himself its tutelary deity; and he is not different from the Crist Gwledig.…
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.