meridional
/mɪˈɹɪdɪənəl/
"meridional" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“meridional” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe.
Corpus desk
Index EN-meridional · meridional · English
meridional · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | meridional |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /mɪˈɹɪdɪənəl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “meridional” in English
Rare enough to double-check
meridional is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /mɪˈɹɪdɪənəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
meridional doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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: Borrowed from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from merīdiēs (“noon; south”). The correct English form is meridional, spelled M-E-R-I-D-I-O-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe.
- 2of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts of Europe
- 3along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how meridional appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Offices that require heat […] should be meridional.
For much of the 19th century what we now know as South America was called Meridional America
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from merīdiēs (“noon; south”).
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.