Apuleius
/ˌæpjuˈli.əs/
"apuleius" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Apuleius” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An author in the Roman Empire, Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis.
Corpus desk
Index EN-apuleius · Apuleius · English
Apuleius · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Apuleius |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌæpjuˈli.əs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Apuleius” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Apuleius is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌæpjuˈli.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An author in the Roman Empire, Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Apuleius, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Apuleius. The correct English form is Apuleius, spelled A-P-U-L-E-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1An author in the Roman Empire, Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis.
Etymology
From Latin Apuleius.
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.