ductus
/ˈdʌk.təs/
"ductus" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ductus” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The number of strokes that make up a written letter, and the direction, sequence and speed in which they are written (Compare graph; see also aspect.)
Corpus desk
Index EN-ductus · ductus · English
ductus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | ductus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdʌk.təs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ductus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ductus is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdʌk.təs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for ductus in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin ductus (“leading, conducting”, noun). Doublet of duct and douit. The correct English form is ductus, spelled D-U-C-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1The number of strokes that make up a written letter, and the direction, sequence and speed in which they are written (Compare graph; see also aspect.)
- 2A subtle reduction of weight towards the middle of the stroke of the letter.
- 3A duct, tube or canal in the body.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ductus (“leading, conducting”, noun). Doublet of duct and douit.
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.