aspergillum
/ˌas.pəˈd͡ʒɪl.əm/
"aspergillum" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aspergillum” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy-water sprinkle.
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Index EN-aspergillum · aspergillum · English
aspergillum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | aspergillum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌas.pəˈd͡ʒɪl.əm/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “aspergillum” in English
Rare enough to double-check
aspergillum is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌas.pəˈd͡ʒɪl.əm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy-water sprinkle.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aspergillum, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ecclesiastical Latin aspergillum, from aspergō (“to sprinkle”). The correct English form is aspergillum, spelled A-S-P-E-R-G-I-L-L-U-M.
Definition
- 1An implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy-water sprinkle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aspergillum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The king’s authority held sway not only over the knight’s mighty sword, but also over the episcopal cross and aspergillum: for the bishops plied back and forth between court and province like all the other lords.
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin aspergillum, from aspergō (“to sprinkle”).
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.