Patmos

\pat.mɔs\

/\pat.mɔs\/ name

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The verdict

“Patmos” is uncommon French (frequency #87,011 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,011
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Île du Dodécanèse, en Grèce.

Key facts for Patmos
PropertyValue
HeadwordPatmos
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\pat.mɔs\
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,011
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Patmos” sits in French 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). Patmos lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Patmos is uncommon French at frequency #87,011 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \pat.mɔs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Île du Dodécanèse, en Grèce.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Patmos in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Patmos, spelled P-A-T-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Île du Dodécanèse, en Grèce.

This word in other languages

Patmos(English)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Patmos"?
"Patmos" is spelled P-A-T-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pat.mɔs\.
What does "Patmos" mean?
As a proper noun, "Patmos" means: Île du Dodécanèse, en Grèce.
How do you pronounce "Patmos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Patmos" is \pat.mɔs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Patmos" come from?
"Patmos" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Patmos”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-T-M-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pat.mɔs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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