formica
/fɔɹˈmaɪkə/
"formica" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“formica” is uncommon English (frequency #57,392 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,392
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.
Corpus desk
Index EN-formica · formica · English
formica · rank #57,392 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,392
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH forfeiting
Nearest frequency peer: forfeiting (-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 “formica”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- foramen
foramen
42,612 corpus weight
- forecaster
forecaster
42,611 corpus weight
- forfeiting
forfeiting
42,610 corpus weight
- formica
formica
42,609 corpus weight
- fosse
fosse
42,608 corpus weight
- freemason
freemason
42,607 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “formica” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | formica |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fɔɹˈmaɪkə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,392 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “formica” in English
Rare enough to double-check
formica is uncommon English at frequency #57,392 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fɔɹˈmaɪkə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.".
formica doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Genericized trademark from Formica. The correct English form is formica, spelled F-O-R-M-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1A heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.
Etymology
Genericized trademark from Formica.
Synonyms
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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