gloomsome
"gloomsome" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gloomsome” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characterised or marked by gloom
Corpus desk
Index EN-gloomsome · gloomsome · English
gloomsome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gloomsome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gloomsome” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gloomsome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Characterised or marked by gloom".
No misspelling variants are generated for gloomsome in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gloom + -some. The correct English form is gloomsome, spelled G-L-O-O-M-S-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Characterised or marked by gloom
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gloomsome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“[...] It's been that gloomsome, Mistress Alanna.” The knight leaned against a post. “Why don't you tell me what's going on to make things so 'gloomsome.'” Stefan looked around, wary.
They'll hire a new crew of diggers and make them swear to hold their tongues. And then they'll kill them to keep them quiet, like the last nine. Being sick makes me gloomsome. I'm taking Goodwin's potion and going to bed.
Etymology
From gloom + -some.
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.