cerebellum
/ˌsɛ.ɹɪˈbɛl.əm/
"cerebellum" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cerebellum” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,077
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensor...
Corpus desk
Index EN-cerebellum · cerebellum · English
cerebellum · rank #43,077 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,077
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 43,570
- PHOTO-FINISH catharsis
Nearest frequency peer: catharsis (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “cerebellum”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- cartography
cartography
56,927 corpus weight
- cataclysmic
cataclysmic
56,926 corpus weight
- catharsis
catharsis
56,925 corpus weight
- cerebellum
cerebellum
56,924 corpus weight
- Chau
Chau
56,922 corpus weight
- Chesney
Chesney
56,921 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “cerebellum” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cerebellum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌsɛ.ɹɪˈbɛl.əm/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #43,077 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cerebellum” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around cerebellum (IPA /ˌsɛ.ɹɪˈbɛl.əm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,077 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensor...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cerebellum, with forms such as "ccerebellum", "ceerbellum", and "cerbeellum". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin cerebellum, diminutive of cerebrum. The correct English form is cerebellum, spelled C-E-R-E-B-E-L-L-U-M.
Definition
- 1Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cerebellum, diminutive of cerebrum.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccerebellum
- ceerbellum
- cerbeellum
- cerebbellum
- cerebellmu
- cerebellumm
- cerebelulm
- cerebelum
- cereblelum
- cereebllum
- cerrebellum
- creebellum
- ecrebellum
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cerebellum - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cerebellum", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
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.