cutis
/ˈkjutəs/
"cutis" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cutis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The true skin or dermis, underlying the epidermis.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cutis · cutis · English
cutis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | cutis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkjutəs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cutis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cutis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkjutəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for cutis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 cutis (“living skin”). The correct English form is cutis, spelled C-U-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1The true skin or dermis, underlying the epidermis.
- 2The peridium of some fungi.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cutis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I was once, I remember, called to a patient who had received a violent contusion in his tibia, by which the exterior cutis was lacerated, so that there was a profuse sanguinary discharge […]
The cutis measures in thickness from a quarter of a line to a line and a half (a line is one-twelfth of an inch).
Etymology
From Latin cutis (“living skin”).
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.