ceilinged
/ˈsiːlɪŋd/
"ceilinged" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ceilinged” is uncommon English (frequency #97,921 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,921
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a (specified type of) ceiling.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ceilinged · ceilinged · English
ceilinged · rank #97,921 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,921
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH cathodic
Nearest frequency peer: cathodic (-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 “ceilinged”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- catabolic
catabolic
2,086 corpus weight
- catenary
catenary
2,084 corpus weight
- cathodic
cathodic
2,082 corpus weight
- ceilinged
ceilinged
2,080 corpus weight
- chancy
chancy
2,074 corpus weight
- Chariton
Chariton
2,072 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “ceilinged” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ceilinged |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsiːlɪŋd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #97,921 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ceilinged” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ceilinged is uncommon English at frequency #97,921 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsiːlɪŋd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having a (specified type of) ceiling.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ceilinged in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ceiling + -ed. The correct English form is ceilinged, spelled C-E-I-L-I-N-G-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having a (specified type of) ceiling.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ceilinged appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cow Farm was a rambling building, with dark, uneven stairs, low-ceilinged rooms, queer, odd corners, and sudden unexpected doors.
The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century,[…].
Etymology
From ceiling + -ed.
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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