churchlike
"churchlike" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“churchlike” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.
Corpus desk
Index EN-churchlike · churchlike · English
churchlike · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | churchlike |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “churchlike” in English
Rare enough to double-check
churchlike is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.".
No misspelling variants are generated for churchlike in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From church + -like. Compare Scots kirklyk, kirklike (“ecclesiastical”). The correct English form is churchlike, spelled C-H-U-R-C-H-L-I-K-E.
Definition
- 1Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how churchlike appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The new part, containing the schoolroom and dormitory, was lit by mullioned and latticed windows, which gave it a church-like aspect […]
The court was filled. Some people even stood behind the churchlike benches in the rear.
Etymology
From church + -like. Compare Scots kirklyk, kirklike (“ecclesiastical”).
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.