aspersorium

noun

"aspersorium" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“aspersorium” 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) - A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.

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Index EN-aspersorium · aspersorium · English

aspersorium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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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Key facts for aspersorium
PropertyValue
Headwordaspersorium
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “aspersorium” in English

aspersoriumsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aspersorium is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aspersorium, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin aspersōrium (“sprinkling-place”). The correct English form is aspersorium, spelled A-S-P-E-R-S-O-R-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
  2. 2
    An aspergillum.

Etymology

From Latin aspersōrium (“sprinkling-place”).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aspersorium"?
"aspersorium" is spelled A-S-P-E-R-S-O-R-I-U-M.
What does "aspersorium" mean?
As a noun, "aspersorium" means: A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
What is the origin of the word "aspersorium"?
From Latin aspersōrium (“sprinkling-place”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list