dithyrambic
"dithyrambic" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dithyrambic” 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) - Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dithyrambic · dithyrambic · English
dithyrambic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | dithyrambic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dithyrambic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dithyrambic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for dithyrambic in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dithyramb + -ic. The correct English form is dithyrambic, spelled D-I-T-H-Y-R-A-M-B-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dithyrambic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Signor Papini, the leader of italian pragmatism, grows fairly dithyrambic over the view that it opens, of man's divinely-creative functions.
Bradly was out of bed, blundering across the floor to kneel by her and pat reassurance on her satin-smooth shoulders. She gripped him with both arms, holding him tight against the convulsive shudder that rejected terror in the security of his arms. Confounded by a dithyrambic conflict of fear and exultation, Bradly could only snatch at one coherent though…
Etymology
From dithyramb + -ic.
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.