clyster
/ˈklɪstə/
"clyster" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clyster” 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 medicine applied via the rectum; an enema or suppository.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clyster |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈklɪstə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clyster” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
clyster is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈklɪstə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A medicine applied via the rectum; an enema or suppository.".
No misspelling variants are generated for clyster in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French clystere, or its Latin source, in turn from Ancient Greek κλυστήρ (klustḗr). The correct English form is clyster, spelled C-L-Y-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A medicine applied via the rectum; an enema or suppository.
Etymology
From Middle French clystere, or its Latin source, in turn from Ancient Greek κλυστήρ (klustḗr).
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 “clyster”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-L-Y-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈklɪstə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.