denuded

adj

"denuded" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“denuded” is uncommon English (frequency #74,020 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,020
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - exposed by erosion

Corpus desk

Index EN-denuded · denuded · English

denuded · rank #74,020 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,020
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH depolarization

Nearest frequency peer: depolarization (+2 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 “denuded”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “denuded” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for denuded
PropertyValue
Headworddenuded
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,020
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “denuded” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).denudedfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “depolarization” (#74,022), “deadass” (#74,017), “depositional” (#74,023). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “denuded” is #74,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

denuded is uncommon English at frequency #74,020 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "exposed by erosion".

No generated misspelling entries exist for denuded in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is denuded, spelled D-E-N-U-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    exposed by erosion

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how denuded appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Harvester ants have brilliantly carved an enormous niche for themselves in nature and etched indelible images in mankind: images from cartoon depictions of a backyard volcano erupting with angry ants when their home is trespassed, to images of vast stretches of the American West marred with ant castles surrounded by denuded moats of dirt.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "denuded"?
"denuded" is spelled D-E-N-U-D-E-D.
What does "denuded" mean?
As an adjective, "denuded" means: exposed by erosion
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "denuded", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list