ill-omened
"ill-omened" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ill-omened” 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) - Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ill-omened · ill-omened · English
ill-omened · 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 "I" 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 | ill-omened |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ill-omened” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ill-omened is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ill-omened in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is ill-omened, spelled I-L-L---O-M-E-N-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ill-omened appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ill betide those foul birds that delight to file their own nest, and disgust the ear with perpetual discord of ill-omened croak.
From the first day of our ill-omened attachment, I was conscious that Agnes's passion was a stronger, a more dominant, and—if I may use the expression—a purer sentiment than mine.
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.