coruscant

/kəˈɹʌskənt/

//kəˈɹʌskənt// adj

"coruscant" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“coruscant” is uncommon English (frequency #73,088 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,088
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emitting flashes of light; glittering.

Corpus desk

Index EN-coruscant · coruscant · English

coruscant · rank #73,088 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,088
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH counteroffens…

Nearest frequency peer: counteroffensive (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “coruscant”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “coruscant” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for coruscant
PropertyValue
Headwordcoruscant
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kəˈɹʌskənt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,088
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “coruscant” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).coruscantfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “counteroffensive” (#73,090), “conquistador” (#73,085), “crip” (#73,092). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “coruscant” is #73,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coruscant is uncommon English at frequency #73,088 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kəˈɹʌskənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Emitting flashes of light; glittering.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for coruscant, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin coruscāns (“glittering”), present participle of coruscō. The correct English form is coruscant, spelled C-O-R-U-S-C-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Emitting flashes of light; glittering.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how coruscant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It had not the unbearable glory of the skies of the Central Worlds, where star elbowed star in such blinding competition that the black of night was nearly lost in a coruscant explosion of light.

Etymology

From Latin coruscāns (“glittering”), present participle of coruscō.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coruscant"?
"coruscant" is spelled C-O-R-U-S-C-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kəˈɹʌskənt/.
What does "coruscant" mean?
As an adjective, "coruscant" means: Emitting flashes of light; glittering.
How do you pronounce "coruscant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coruscant" is /kəˈɹʌskənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "coruscant"?
From Latin coruscāns (“glittering”), present participle of coruscō. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list