illicium
/ɪˈlɪsiəm/
"illicium" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“illicium” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The modified dorsal fin on the head of anglerfish, acting as a lure.
Corpus desk
Index EN-illicium · illicium · English
illicium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | illicium |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪˈlɪsiəm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “illicium” in English
Rare enough to double-check
illicium is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪˈlɪsiəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The modified dorsal fin on the head of anglerfish, acting as a lure.".
Zero misspellings are on record for illicium in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Latin illiciō (“entice”) The correct English form is illicium, spelled I-L-L-I-C-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1The modified dorsal fin on the head of anglerfish, acting as a lure.
Etymology
Latin illiciō (“entice”)
Synonyms
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.