compendious
"compendious" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“compendious” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
Corpus desk
Index EN-compendious · compendious · English
compendious · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | compendious |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “compendious” in English
Rare enough to double-check
compendious is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
compendious has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French compendieux, from Latin compendiosus (“advantageous, abridged, brief”), from compendium. The correct English form is compendious, spelled C-O-M-P-E-N-D-I-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
- 2briefly describing a body of knowledge
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how compendious appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
AN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE RAILWAYS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. By Ernest F. Carter. Cassell. 63s. This compendious work, which, with its index, runs to 637 pages, aims to list chronologically the developments of the British railway system.
Etymology
From Old French compendieux, from Latin compendiosus (“advantageous, abridged, brief”), from compendium.
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.