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 September 3, 2026) - A medicine applied via the rectum; an enema or suppository.
Corpus desk
Index EN-clyster · clyster · English
clyster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | clyster |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈklɪstə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “clyster” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how clyster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cnelius a physician being sent for, found his costiveness alone to be the cause, and thereupon gave him a clyster, by which he was speedily recovered.
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.