astrobleme

/ˈæs.tɹəʊ.bliːm/

//ˈæs.tɹəʊ.bliːm// noun

"astrobleme" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“astrobleme” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet.

Corpus desk

Index EN-astrobleme · astrobleme · English

astrobleme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for astrobleme
PropertyValue
Headwordastrobleme
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈæs.tɹəʊ.bliːm/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “astrobleme” in English

astroblemeranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

astrobleme is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæs.tɹəʊ.bliːm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for astrobleme in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: 1963, from astro- + Ancient Greek βλῆμα (blêma, “wound from a missile”) The correct English form is astrobleme, spelled A-S-T-R-O-B-L-E-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet.

Etymology

1963, from astro- + Ancient Greek βλῆμα (blêma, “wound from a missile”)

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "astrobleme"?
"astrobleme" is spelled A-S-T-R-O-B-L-E-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæs.tɹəʊ.bliːm/.
What does "astrobleme" mean?
As a noun, "astrobleme" means: A pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet.
How do you pronounce "astrobleme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astrobleme" is /ˈæs.tɹəʊ.bliːm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "astrobleme"?
1963, from astro- + Ancient Greek βλῆμα (blêma, “wound from a missile”) 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