allomorph
/ˈæl.ə.mɔːf/
"allomorph" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“allomorph” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-allomorph · allomorph · English
allomorph · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | allomorph |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæl.ə.mɔːf/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “allomorph” in English
Rare enough to double-check
allomorph is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæl.ə.mɔːf/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for allomorph in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From allo- + -morph. The correct English form is allomorph, spelled A-L-L-O-M-O-R-P-H.
Definition
- 1Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.
- 2Any of the different phonological representations of a morpheme.
Etymology
From allo- + -morph.
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.