cuirass
/kwɪˈɹæs/
"cuirass" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cuirass” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cuirass |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kwɪˈɹæs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuirass” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cuirass is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kwɪˈɹæs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cuirass in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: First use appears c. 1464. From Middle English curasse, curesse, from Old French cuirace, spelling influenced by modern French cuirasse. The correct English form is cuirass, spelled C-U-I-R-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
- 2The breastplate taken by itself.
Etymology
First use appears c. 1464. From Middle English curasse, curesse, from Old French cuirace, spelling influenced by modern French cuirasse.
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 “cuirass”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-U-I-R-A-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kwɪˈɹæs/ (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.