Averroes
/əˈvɛɹəʊiːz/
"averroes" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Averroes” is uncommon English (frequency #98,993 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,993
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An Andalusian polymath (1126–1198).
Corpus desk
Index EN-averroes · Averroes · English
Averroes · rank #98,993 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,993
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Ayush
Nearest frequency peer: Ayush (+2 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Averroes”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Arimathea
Arimathea
1,020 corpus weight
- arnis
arnis
1,019 corpus weight
- arterioscle…
arteriosclerosis
1,017 corpus weight
- Averroes
Averroes
1,008 corpus weight
- Ayush
Ayush
1,006 corpus weight
- Bahman
Bahman
1,002 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Averroes” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Averroes |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /əˈvɛɹəʊiːz/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #98,993 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Averroes” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Averroes is uncommon English at frequency #98,993 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /əˈvɛɹəʊiːz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An Andalusian polymath (1126–1198).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Averroes, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Medieval Latin Averroēs, from Arabic اِبْن رُشْد (ibn rušd). The correct English form is Averroes, spelled A-V-E-R-R-O-E-S.
Definition
- 1An Andalusian polymath (1126–1198).
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Averroēs, from Arabic اِبْن رُشْد (ibn rušd).
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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