uraeus
/jʊˈɹiː.əs/
"uraeus" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“uraeus” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | uraeus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /jʊˈɹiː.əs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “uraeus” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
uraeus is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /jʊˈɹiː.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for uraeus, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin uraeus, from Ancient Greek οὐραῖος (ouraîos). This is traditionally assumed to be from Egyptian jꜥrt (“cobra in threat posture”), i-a:r:*t-I12, from jꜥr (“to rise, climb”); however, on phonetic grounds, Gundacker, following Fecht, argues for an o… The correct English form is uraeus, spelled U-R-A-E-U-S.
Definition
- 1A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt.
Etymology
From Latin uraeus, from Ancient Greek οὐραῖος (ouraîos). This is traditionally assumed to be from Egyptian jꜥrt (“cobra in threat posture”), i-a:r:*t-I12, from jꜥr (“to rise, climb”); however, on phonetic grounds, Gundacker, following Fecht, argues for an origin in Egyptian wrrt (“White Crown, uraeus”, literally “the great one”) instead.
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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- The one correct English spelling is U-R-A-E-U-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.