covetise
/ˈkʌvɪtaɪz/
"covetise" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“covetise” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Covetousness; excessive desire for something, especially for acquiring wealth.
Corpus desk
Index EN-covetise · covetise · English
covetise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | covetise |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkʌvɪtaɪz/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “covetise” in English
Rare enough to double-check
covetise is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkʌvɪtaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Covetousness; excessive desire for something, especially for acquiring wealth.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for covetise, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French coveitise. The correct English form is covetise, spelled C-O-V-E-T-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1Covetousness; excessive desire for something, especially for acquiring wealth.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how covetise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Strife; and debate, bloudshed, and bitternesse, Outrageous wrong, and hellish couetize, That noble heart as great dishonour doth despize.
Etymology
From Old French coveitise.
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.