absit omen
/ˈæb.sɪt ˈoʊ.mn̩/
"absit-omen" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“absit omen” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - May what is said not come true.
| 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) |
Where “absit omen” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for absit omen is 10 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæb.sɪt ˈoʊ.mn̩/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-B-S-I-T- -O-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈæb.sɪt ˈoʊ.mn̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.