cosmopolite
/kɑzˈmɑpəˌlaɪt/
"cosmopolite" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cosmopolite” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cosmopolite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɑzˈmɑpəˌlaɪt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cosmopolite” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cosmopolite is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɑzˈmɑpəˌlaɪt/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
cosmopolite has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolītēs, itself borrowed from Koine Greek κοσμοπολίτης (kosmopolítēs, “citizen of the world”), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”). The correct English form is cosmopolite, spelled C-O-S-M-O-P-O-L-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.
- 2The butterfly painted lady (Vanessa cardui).
- 3A plant found more or less everywhere in the world.
Etymology
Borrowed from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolītēs, itself borrowed from Koine Greek κοσμοπολίτης (kosmopolítēs, “citizen of the world”), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).
This word in other languages
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 “cosmopolite”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-S-M-O-P-O-L-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɑzˈmɑpəˌlaɪt/ (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.