auricular
/ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.ə/
"auricular" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“auricular” is an uncommon English word, ranked #96,753 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #96,753
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the ear.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auricular |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.ə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #96,753 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auricular” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for auricular is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.ə/. Corpus data places it at rank #96,753 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for auricular in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin auriculāris, from auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) + -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to auricle + -ar. Doublet of auricularis. The correct English form is auricular, spelled A-U-R-I-C-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to the ear.
- 2Of or pertaining to the ear.
- 3Of or pertaining to the ear.
- 4Of or pertaining to the ear.
- 5Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
- 6Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture.
Etymology
Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin auriculāris, from auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) + -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to auricle + -ar. Doublet of auricularis.
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); 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 “auricular”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-U-R-I-C-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.ə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.