elephantlike
"elephantlike" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“elephantlike” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
Corpus desk
Index EN-elephantlike · elephantlike · English
elephantlike · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | elephantlike |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “elephantlike” in English
Rare enough to double-check
elephantlike is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
elephantlike doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From elephant + -like. The correct English form is elephantlike, spelled E-L-E-P-H-A-N-T-L-I-K-E.
Definition
- 1Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
- 2(Of memory) which is very good
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how elephantlike appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
elephantlike stomping
He has an elephantlike memory: he rarely forgets things.
Etymology
From elephant + -like.
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.