matriarchal
"matriarchal" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“matriarchal” is uncommon English (frequency #69,233 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,233
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch.
Corpus desk
Index EN-matriarchal · matriarchal · English
matriarchal · rank #69,233 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,233
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mastitis
Nearest frequency peer: mastitis (-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 “matriarchal”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Maryanne
Maryanne
30,771 corpus weight
- mastitis
mastitis
30,769 corpus weight
- matriarchal
matriarchal
30,768 corpus weight
- matta
matta
30,767 corpus weight
- Maytag
Maytag
30,766 corpus weight
- MBR
MBR
30,765 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “matriarchal” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | matriarchal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #69,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “matriarchal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
matriarchal is uncommon English at frequency #69,233 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for matriarchal, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From matriarch + -al. The correct English form is matriarchal, spelled M-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-H-A-L.
Definition
- 1Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch.
- 2Governed by females, rather than by males.
Etymology
From matriarch + -al.
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); 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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