mandibular
/manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/
"mandibular" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mandibular” is uncommon English (frequency #51,840 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,840
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the mandible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mandibular · mandibular · English
mandibular · rank #51,840 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,840
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Manx
Nearest frequency peer: Manx (+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 “mandibular”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- m'lady
m'lady
48,167 corpus weight
- Machiavelli…
Machiavellian
48,165 corpus weight
- Maimonides
Maimonides
48,164 corpus weight
- mandibular
mandibular
48,161 corpus weight
- Manx
Manx
48,160 corpus weight
- masochistic
masochistic
48,157 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “mandibular” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mandibular |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #51,840 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mandibular” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mandibular is uncommon English at frequency #51,840 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to the mandible.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mandibular, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 mandibula + -ar. By surface analysis, mandible + -ar. The correct English form is mandibular, spelled M-A-N-D-I-B-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to the mandible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mandibular appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The head produces a mandibular gland pheromone composed of ketones, the thorax lacks large glands, and the abdomen contains the venom and the Nasonov gland that produces lemon oil compounds.
Etymology
From Latin mandibula + -ar. By surface analysis, mandible + -ar.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).