absit omen
/ˈæb.sɪt ˈoʊ.mn̩/
"absit-omen" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“absit omen” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - May what is said not come true.
Corpus desk
Index EN-absit-omen · absit omen · English
absit omen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | absit omen |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˈæb.sɪt ˈoʊ.mn̩/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “absit omen” in English
Rare enough to double-check
absit omen is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ˈæb.sɪt ˈoʊ.mn̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "May what is said not come true.".
absit omen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin absit omen (“may what is said not come true”, literally “may omen be absent”). The correct English form is absit omen, spelled A-B-S-I-T- -O-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1May what is said not come true.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how absit omen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Now it was very obvious we should require a much stronger Navy in the event of war, say with France and Russia—absit omen—if we were obliged to maintain our flag in the Mediterranean, than if we were to withdraw from the Mediterranean.
It was only after the younger branch annexed the elder in 679 that Tsin became powerful and began to expand; and it was only when a policy of "home rule" and disintegration set in, involving the splitting up of Tsin's orthodox power into three royal states of doubtful orthodoxy, that China fell a prey to Ts'in ambition. Absit omen to us.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin absit omen (“may what is said not come true”, literally “may omen be absent”).
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.