xenia

noun

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"xenia" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“xenia” is uncommon English (frequency #55,194 among 1,183 “X” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,194
frequency rank, English
1,183
“X” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The concept of hospitality to strangers.

Key facts for xenia
PropertyValue
Headwordxenia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,194
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “xenia” 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). xenia lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

xenia is uncommon English at frequency #55,194 among 1,183 “X” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for xenia in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενίᾱ (xeníā, “hospitality”). The correct English form is xenia, spelled X-E-N-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The concept of hospitality to strangers.
  2. 2
    The effect that genes from pollen have on the endosperm.

Etymology

From New Latin xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενίᾱ (xeníā, “hospitality”).

This word in other languages

xenía(Español)

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 "xenia"?
"xenia" is spelled X-E-N-I-A.
What does "xenia" mean?
As a noun, "xenia" means: The concept of hospitality to strangers.
What is the origin of the word "xenia"?
From New Latin xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενίᾱ (xeníā, “hospitality”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “xenia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is X-E-N-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list