longevous
/lɒnˈd͡ʒiː.vəs/
"longevous" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“longevous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Long-lasting, especially of life.
Corpus desk
Index EN-longevous · longevous · English
longevous · 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 "L" 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 | longevous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /lɒnˈd͡ʒiː.vəs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “longevous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
longevous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /lɒnˈd͡ʒiː.vəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Long-lasting, especially of life.".
longevous has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin longaevus, from longus (“long”) + aevum (“age”). The correct English form is longevous, spelled L-O-N-G-E-V-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Long-lasting, especially of life.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how longevous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Grandfather was incredibly longevous: he lived to be 105 years old.
And they are dangerous because when worn they make their wearer look ridiculous and contemptible to those not enthralled by the same fashion; and when their moment has passed they take up precious closet space, taunting you and making you lament of money that should have been spent on something more longevous.
Etymology
From Latin longaevus, from longus (“long”) + aevum (“age”).
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.