anticlockwise
/ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/
"anticlockwise" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anticlockwise” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.
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Index EN-anticlockwise · anticlockwise · English
anticlockwise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anticlockwise |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “anticlockwise” in English
Rare enough to double-check
anticlockwise is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.".
anticlockwise doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From anti- + clockwise. The correct English form is anticlockwise, spelled A-N-T-I-C-L-O-C-K-W-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.
Etymology
From anti- + clockwise.
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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.