cyclamen
"cyclamen" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cyclamen” is uncommon English (frequency #85,146 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,146
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of various primulaceous flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cyclamen · cyclamen · English
cyclamen · rank #85,146 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,146
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH cultist
Nearest frequency peer: cultist (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “cyclamen”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- crosser
crosser
14,862 corpus weight
- cuffing
cuffing
14,859 corpus weight
- culex
culex
14,857 corpus weight
- cultist
cultist
14,856 corpus weight
- cyclamen
cyclamen
14,855 corpus weight
- dala
dala
14,849 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “cyclamen” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cyclamen |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #85,146 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cyclamen” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cyclamen is uncommon English at frequency #85,146 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cyclamen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowing from New Latin cyclamen, from Latin cyclamīnos. The correct English form is cyclamen, spelled C-Y-C-L-A-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Any of various primulaceous flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.
- 2A purplish-red colour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cyclamen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
An expectant mother would avoid cyclamen, stepping over it being an ominous sign.
The root of the cyclamen, sowbread, was used in ancient times as an ingredient in love potions.
Etymology
Borrowing from New Latin cyclamen, from Latin cyclamīnos.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).