membrum virile

noun

"membrum-virile" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“membrum virile” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The penis.

Corpus desk

Index EN-membrum-virile · membrum virile · English

membrum virile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for membrum virile
PropertyValue
Headwordmembrum virile
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “membrum virile” in English

membrum virilefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

membrum virile is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The penis.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for membrum virile, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin membrum virile. The correct English form is membrum virile, spelled M-E-M-B-R-U-M- -V-I-R-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The penis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how membrum virile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. And at all times, now as in proto-history, the membrum virile is the symbol of creation, the ultimate basis and source of life.

Etymology

From Latin membrum virile.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "membrum virile"?
"membrum virile" is spelled M-E-M-B-R-U-M- -V-I-R-I-L-E.
What does "membrum virile" mean?
As a noun, "membrum virile" means: The penis.
What is the origin of the word "membrum virile"?
From Latin membrum virile. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list