longiloquence
"longiloquence" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“longiloquence” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - long-windedness
Corpus desk
Index EN-longiloquence · longiloquence · English
longiloquence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | longiloquence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “longiloquence” in English
Rare enough to double-check
longiloquence is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "long-windedness".
longiloquence doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin longus (“long”) + loquentia (“a talking”). The correct English form is longiloquence, spelled L-O-N-G-I-L-O-Q-U-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1long-windedness
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how longiloquence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
American longiloquence in oratory
Etymology
From Latin longus (“long”) + loquentia (“a talking”).
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.