hermitlike

adj

"hermitlike" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hermitlike” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resembling or characteristic of a hermit.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hermitlike · hermitlike · English

hermitlike · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for hermitlike
PropertyValue
Headwordhermitlike
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “hermitlike” in English

hermitlikesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

hermitlike is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Resembling or characteristic of a hermit.".

No misspelling variants are generated for hermitlike in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hermit + -like. The correct English form is hermitlike, spelled H-E-R-M-I-T-L-I-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a hermit.

Etymology

From hermit + -like.

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 "hermitlike"?
"hermitlike" is spelled H-E-R-M-I-T-L-I-K-E.
What does "hermitlike" mean?
As an adjective, "hermitlike" means: Resembling or characteristic of a hermit.
What is the origin of the word "hermitlike"?
From hermit + -like. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list