lenticular
/lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/
"lenticular" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lenticular” is uncommon English (frequency #53,658 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,658
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to a lens.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lenticular · lenticular · English
lenticular · rank #53,658 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,658
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH leven
Nearest frequency peer: leven (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “lenticular”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- knockoff
knockoff
46,351 corpus weight
- Lefebvre
Lefebvre
46,346 corpus weight
- Lefevre
Lefevre
46,345 corpus weight
- lenticular
lenticular
46,343 corpus weight
- leven
leven
46,342 corpus weight
- Lexa
Lexa
46,340 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “lenticular” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lenticular |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #53,658 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lenticular” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lenticular is uncommon English at frequency #53,658 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for lenticular in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English lenticular, lenticuler, borrowed from Medieval Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from Latin lenticula, from lēns + -cula, ultimately from Latin lēns (“lentil”). The correct English form is lenticular, spelled L-E-N-T-I-C-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to a lens.
- 2Shaped like a biconvex lens.
- 3Relating to a lenticular image.
- 4Covered in lenticels.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lenticular appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk[…]
The [Royal Albert] bridge itself has approach viaducts on each side, before two 455ft lenticular trusses span the main part of the river, which is 80ft below.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lenticular, lenticuler, borrowed from Medieval Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from Latin lenticula, from lēns + -cula, ultimately from Latin lēns (“lentil”).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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