impatiens
"impatiens" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“impatiens” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens.
Corpus desk
Index EN-impatiens · impatiens · English
impatiens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | impatiens |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “impatiens” in English
Rare enough to double-check
impatiens is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens.".
impatiens has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From translingual Impatiens, from Latin impatiēns. The correct English form is impatiens, spelled I-M-P-A-T-I-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how impatiens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A pot of impatiens blooms by the back door; mulch is visible around the bushes by the modest, well-kept house.
Etymology
From translingual Impatiens, from Latin impatiēns.
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.