greater adjutant

noun

"greater-adjutant" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“greater adjutant” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A bird (Leptoptilos dubius) of the stork family native to India and Southeast Asia

Key facts for greater adjutant
PropertyValue
Headwordgreater adjutant
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “greater adjutant” sits in English frequency

greater adjutant falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

greater adjutant is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A bird (Leptoptilos dubius) of the stork family native to India and Southeast Asia".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for greater adjutant, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: A clarifying form of its earlier name adjutant The correct English form is greater adjutant, spelled G-R-E-A-T-E-R- -A-D-J-U-T-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A bird (Leptoptilos dubius) of the stork family native to India and Southeast Asia

Etymology

A clarifying form of its earlier name adjutant

Synonyms

argalaCalcutta adjutant

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "greater adjutant"?
"greater adjutant" is spelled G-R-E-A-T-E-R- -A-D-J-U-T-A-N-T.
What does "greater adjutant" mean?
As a noun, "greater adjutant" means: A bird (Leptoptilos dubius) of the stork family native to India and Southeast Asia
What is the origin of the word "greater adjutant"?
A clarifying form of its earlier name adjutant See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “greater adjutant”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is G-R-E-A-T-E-R- -A-D-J-U-T-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list