cromlech
/ˈkɹɒmlɛk/
"cromlech" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cromlech” 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) - A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.
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Index EN-cromlech · cromlech · English
cromlech · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | cromlech |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɹɒmlɛk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cromlech” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cromlech is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɹɒmlɛk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.".
No misspelling variants are generated for cromlech in our index, 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: From Welsh, from crom (“bowed, arched”, feminine of crwm) + llech (“flat stone”). First element is a Germanic borrowing (compare Irish crom (“bent over”)) from Proto-Germanic *krumpaz; second element is from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā, compare German Fläche (“fla… The correct English form is cromlech, spelled C-R-O-M-L-E-C-H.
Definition
- 1A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cromlech appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The scenes depicted on the emunctory field, showing our ancient duns and raths and cromlechs and grianauns and seats of learning and maledictive stones, are as wonderfully beautiful and the pigments as delicate as when the Sligo illuminators gave free rein to their artistic fantasy long long ago in the time of the Barmecides.
Etymology
From Welsh, from crom (“bowed, arched”, feminine of crwm) + llech (“flat stone”). First element is a Germanic borrowing (compare Irish crom (“bent over”)) from Proto-Germanic *krumpaz; second element is from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā, compare German Fläche (“flat surface”).
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.