herpes simplex
"herpes-simplex" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“herpes simplex” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A viral disease caused by Human herpesvirus 1 or Human herpesvirus 2 in genus Simplexvirus.
Corpus desk
Index EN-herpes-simplex · herpes simplex · English
herpes simplex · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | herpes simplex |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “herpes simplex” in English
Rare enough to double-check
herpes simplex is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A viral disease caused by Human herpesvirus 1 or Human herpesvirus 2 in genus Simplexvirus.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for herpes simplex in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is herpes simplex, spelled H-E-R-P-E-S- -S-I-M-P-L-E-X.
Definition
- 1A viral disease caused by Human herpesvirus 1 or Human herpesvirus 2 in genus Simplexvirus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how herpes simplex appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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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.