illecebrous
/ɪˈlɛsɪbɹəs/
"illecebrous" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“illecebrous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tending to attract; enticing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-illecebrous · illecebrous · English
illecebrous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | illecebrous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪˈlɛsɪbɹəs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “illecebrous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
illecebrous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪˈlɛsɪbɹəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tending to attract; enticing.".
No misspelling variants are generated for illecebrous in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Late Latin and Latin illecebrōsus (“attractive, enticing”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality, commonly in abundance). Illecebrōsus is derived from illecebra (“enticement, lure”) + -ōsus (suf… The correct English form is illecebrous, spelled I-L-L-E-C-E-B-R-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Tending to attract; enticing.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how illecebrous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[The Firste Boke, Chapter VII (In What Wise Musike may be to a Noble Man Nessarie: And what Modestie ought to be therin), page 26] And therfore the great kynge Alexander, whan he had vainquisshed Ilion, where some tyme was set the moste noble citie of Troy, beinge demaunded of one if he wold se the harpe of Paris Alexander, who rauisshed Helene, he therat…
† Illecebrous, (lat[in]) alluring, charming, or inticing.
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin and Latin illecebrōsus (“attractive, enticing”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality, commonly in abundance). Illecebrōsus is derived from illecebra (“enticement, lure”) + -ōsus (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘full of’); illecebra from illiciō (“to entice, seduce”) (from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, within’) + laciō (“to ensnare, entice”)) + -bra (suffix forming nouns denoting an instrument).
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.