declivitous
/dɪˈklɪ.vɪ.təs/
"declivitous" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“declivitous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Descending gradually; sloping; downhill.
Corpus desk
Index EN-declivitous · declivitous · English
declivitous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | declivitous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈklɪ.vɪ.təs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “declivitous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
declivitous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪˈklɪ.vɪ.təs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for declivitous in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Latin declivus (“sloping down”), from de- (“down from”) + clivus (“slope”). The correct English form is declivitous, spelled D-E-C-L-I-V-I-T-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Descending gradually; sloping; downhill.
- 2At lower levels; lowly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how declivitous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Where the ground is declivitous, it is requisite that the hole should be deeper, in addition to which it should be artificially elevated on the edge of the lower side.
The forest covers a declivitous slope, at an elevation of about 5,000 feet, and extends to the verge of the steep descent into the table-land of Wynaad.
Etymology
Latin declivus (“sloping down”), from de- (“down from”) + clivus (“slope”).
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.