catholicon
/kəˈθɒlɪkɒn/
"catholicon" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“catholicon” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A supposed universal remedy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-catholicon · catholicon · English
catholicon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | catholicon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəˈθɒlɪkɒn/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “catholicon” in English
Rare enough to double-check
catholicon is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kəˈθɒlɪkɒn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
catholicon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. 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: Late Middle English, via Medieval Latin from Ancient Greek καθολικόν (katholikón, “that which is universal”), the neuter substantive form of καθολικός (katholikós). The correct English form is catholicon, spelled C-A-T-H-O-L-I-C-O-N.
Definition
- 1A supposed universal remedy.
- 2A large urban church used for large gatherings.
Etymology
Late Middle English, via Medieval Latin from Ancient Greek καθολικόν (katholikón, “that which is universal”), the neuter substantive form of καθολικός (katholikós).
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.