alimentary
/ˌælɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
"alimentary" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“alimentary” is uncommon English (frequency #88,042 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,042
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
Corpus desk
Index EN-alimentary · alimentary · English
alimentary · rank #88,042 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,042
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH albuterol
Nearest frequency peer: albuterol (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “alimentary”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- aimer
aimer
11,965 corpus weight
- Akkad
Akkad
11,963 corpus weight
- Albertville
Albertville
11,961 corpus weight
- albuterol
albuterol
11,960 corpus weight
- alimentary
alimentary
11,959 corpus weight
- Amaterasu
Amaterasu
11,954 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “alimentary” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alimentary |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌælɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #88,042 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “alimentary” in English
Rare enough to double-check
alimentary is uncommon English at frequency #88,042 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌælɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
alimentary doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From aliment (“food”) + -ary. The correct English form is alimentary, spelled A-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
- 2Nourishing; nutritious.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how alimentary appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Like Malthus and Young, [Ricardo] could not imagine that humankind would ever be totally freed from the alimentary imperative.
Etymology
From aliment (“food”) + -ary.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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