digitalis
/dɪdʒɪˈtɑːlɪs/
"digitalis" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“digitalis” is uncommon English (frequency #68,996 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,996
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).
Corpus desk
Index EN-digitalis · digitalis · English
digitalis · rank #68,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,996
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Diez
Nearest frequency peer: Diez (-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 “digitalis”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- devilishly
devilishly
31,009 corpus weight
- Dickenson
Dickenson
31,008 corpus weight
- Diez
Diez
31,006 corpus weight
- digitalis
digitalis
31,005 corpus weight
- dingus
dingus
31,003 corpus weight
- disbelieving
disbelieving
31,002 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “digitalis” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | digitalis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪdʒɪˈtɑːlɪs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,996 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “digitalis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
digitalis is uncommon English at frequency #68,996 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪdʒɪˈtɑːlɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
digitalis has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Modern Latin, from Latin digitālis (“of the fingers”) (named in reference to the German common name for the plant, Fingerhut (“thimble”)). Doublet of digital. The correct English form is digitalis, spelled D-I-G-I-T-A-L-I-S.
Definition
- 1Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).
- 2A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how digitalis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
11. Delphiniums and digitalises.
At the Medico-Botanical Society on Tuesday, Dr. Morries, made some some observations on opium, digitales, conium, and hyoscyamus, and exhibited specimens of oils obtained from the latter plants.
Etymology
Modern Latin, from Latin digitālis (“of the fingers”) (named in reference to the German common name for the plant, Fingerhut (“thimble”)). Doublet of digital.
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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