# Xenophon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈzɛnəˌfɒn/ · frequency rank #39,655

## Definitions
1. Athenian historian and philosopher born 427 B.C.E. and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν (Xenophôn).

## Common misspellings (12)
`exnophon`, `xennophon`, `xenohpon`, `xenophhon`, `xenophno`, `xenophonn`, `xenopohn`, `xenopphon`, `xenpohon`, `xeonphon`, `xneophon`, `xxenophon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/xenophon