libidinous
/lɪˈbɪ.dɪ.nəs/
"libidinous" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“libidinous” is uncommon English (frequency #97,239 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,239
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-libidinous · libidinous · English
libidinous · rank #97,239 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,239
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lepton
Nearest frequency peer: lepton (-3 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 “libidinous”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- LCT
LCT
2,769 corpus weight
- leachate
leachate
2,768 corpus weight
- leaseback
leaseback
2,767 corpus weight
- lepton
lepton
2,765 corpus weight
- libidinous
libidinous
2,762 corpus weight
- lith
lith
2,756 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “libidinous” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | libidinous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /lɪˈbɪ.dɪ.nəs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #97,239 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “libidinous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
libidinous is uncommon English at frequency #97,239 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /lɪˈbɪ.dɪ.nəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
libidinous has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English libidinous, borrowed from Latin libīdinōsus. The correct English form is libidinous, spelled L-I-B-I-D-I-N-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness.
- 2Of or relating to the libido.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how libidinous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It is observed, that the red haired of both sexes are more libidinous and mischievous than the rest, whom yet they much exceed in strength and activity.
Stramonium seed, mixed with wine, produces, according to a seventeenth century erotologist, libidinous activity.
Etymology
From Middle English libidinous, borrowed from Latin libīdinōsus.
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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