adjutant bird

noun

"adjutant-bird" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adjutant bird” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Either of two species of stork of the genus Leptoptilos, native to India and Southeast Asia.

Key facts for adjutant bird
PropertyValue
Headwordadjutant bird
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adjutant bird” sits in English frequency

adjutant bird falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adjutant bird is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Either of two species of stork of the genus Leptoptilos, native to India and Southeast Asia.".

Zero misspellings are on record for adjutant bird in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is adjutant bird, spelled A-D-J-U-T-A-N-T- -B-I-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Either of two species of stork of the genus Leptoptilos, native to India and Southeast Asia.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adjutant bird"?
"adjutant bird" is spelled A-D-J-U-T-A-N-T- -B-I-R-D.
What does "adjutant bird" mean?
As a noun, "adjutant bird" means: Either of two species of stork of the genus Leptoptilos, native to India and Southeast Asia.
What language does "adjutant bird" come from?
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Using “adjutant bird”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-D-J-U-T-A-N-T- -B-I-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list