caesura
/sɪˈzjʊəɹə/
"caesura" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“caesura” 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 May 6, 2026) - A pause or interruption in a poem, music, building, or other work of art.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caesura |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɪˈzjʊəɹə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caesura” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
caesura is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɪˈzjʊəɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for caesura, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Latin caesūra (“cutting, hewing”), from caesus, perfect passive participle of caedō (“I cut down, hew”). The correct English form is caesura, spelled C-A-E-S-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1A pause or interruption in a poem, music, building, or other work of art.
- 2Using two words to divide a metrical foot.
- 3The caesura mark ‖ or ||.
- 4A break of an era or other measure of history and time; where one era ends and another begins; turning point.
Etymology
Latin caesūra (“cutting, hewing”), from caesus, perfect passive participle of caedō (“I cut down, hew”).
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.
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Using “caesura”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-E-S-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɪˈzjʊəɹə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.