auricle
/ˈɔː.ɹɪk.əl/
"auricle" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“auricle” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe.
Corpus desk
Index EN-auricle · auricle · English
auricle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | auricle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɔː.ɹɪk.əl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “auricle” in English
Rare enough to double-check
auricle is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɔː.ɹɪk.əl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
auricle has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin auricula (“the external ear”), diminutive of auris (“the ear”). Doublet of auricula. The correct English form is auricle, spelled A-U-R-I-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe.
- 2Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe.
- 3Synonym of atrium.
- 4Synonym of atrium.
Etymology
From Latin auricula (“the external ear”), diminutive of auris (“the ear”). Doublet of auricula.
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.