Aberdeen Angus
/ˌæb.ɚˈdin ˈæŋ.ɡəs/
"aberdeen-angus" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Aberdeen Angus” 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) - One of a breed of black hornless beef cattle originating in Scotland.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aberdeen-angus · Aberdeen Angus · English
Aberdeen Angus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | Aberdeen Angus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌæb.ɚˈdin ˈæŋ.ɡəs/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Aberdeen Angus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Aberdeen Angus is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌæb.ɚˈdin ˈæŋ.ɡəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One of a breed of black hornless beef cattle originating in Scotland.".
Aberdeen Angus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Aberdeen and Angus, the counties in Scotland where the breed originated. The correct English form is Aberdeen Angus, spelled A-B-E-R-D-E-E-N- -A-N-G-U-S.
Definition
- 1One of a breed of black hornless beef cattle originating in Scotland.
Etymology
From Aberdeen and Angus, the counties in Scotland where the breed originated.
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.