acedia
/əˈsiːdɪə/
"acedia" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“acedia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spiritual or mental sloth.
Corpus desk
Index EN-acedia · acedia · English
acedia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | acedia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈsiːdɪə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “acedia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
acedia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈsiːdɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
acedia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin acēdia. Doublet of accidie. The correct English form is acedia, spelled A-C-E-D-I-A.
Definition
- 1Spiritual or mental sloth.
- 2Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference.
- 3Boredom; a melancholy leading to desperation.
Etymology
From Latin acēdia. Doublet of accidie.
This word in other languages
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.