axilla
/ækˈsɪlə/
"axilla" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“axilla” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
Corpus desk
Index EN-axilla · axilla · English
axilla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | axilla |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ækˈsɪlə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “axilla” in English
Rare enough to double-check
axilla is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ækˈsɪlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for axilla, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin axilla (“side, armpit”). Doublet of axil. The correct English form is axilla, spelled A-X-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
- 2The area that is located posterior to the transscutal articulation and anterior to the scutoscutellar suture.
- 3Alternative form of axil.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin axilla (“side, armpit”). Doublet of axil.
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.