constrictor
/kənˈstɹɪk.tə/
"constrictor" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“constrictor” is uncommon English (frequency #59,973 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,973
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That which constricts or tightens:
Corpus desk
Index EN-constrictor · constrictor · English
constrictor · rank #59,973 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,973
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH conjunct
Nearest frequency peer: conjunct (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “constrictor”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Colburn
Colburn
40,033 corpus weight
- Collison
Collison
40,032 corpus weight
- colorblind
colorblind
40,031 corpus weight
- conjunct
conjunct
40,029 corpus weight
- constrictor
constrictor
40,028 corpus weight
- consumerist
consumerist
40,027 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “constrictor” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | constrictor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kənˈstɹɪk.tə/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #59,973 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “constrictor” in English
Rare enough to double-check
constrictor is uncommon English at frequency #59,973 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kənˈstɹɪk.tə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for constrictor in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from New Latin cōnstrictor, or from constrict + -or. The correct English form is constrictor, spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-I-C-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1That which constricts or tightens:
- 2That which constricts or tightens:
- 3That which constricts or tightens:
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin cōnstrictor, or from constrict + -or.
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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).