astragalus
"astragalus" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“astragalus” is an uncommon English word, ranked #79,275 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #79,275
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of anklebone.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | astragalus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #79,275 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “astragalus” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for astragalus is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #79,275 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
astragalus has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos). Doublet of astragal. The correct English form is astragalus, spelled A-S-T-R-A-G-A-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1Synonym of anklebone.
- 2Synonym of milkvetch: a plant of the genus Astragalus.
Etymology
From Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos). Doublet of astragal.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “astragalus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-S-T-R-A-G-A-L-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.