Mesolithic

adj

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"mesolithic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mesolithic” is uncommon English (frequency #71,697 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,697
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or referring to the Middle Stone Age (also the Mesolithic period or the Mesolithic age), a prehistoric period that lasted between 10000 and 3000 BC.

Key facts for Mesolithic
PropertyValue
HeadwordMesolithic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,697
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mesolithic” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mesolithic lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mesolithic is uncommon English at frequency #71,697 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or referring to the Middle Stone Age (also the Mesolithic period or the Mesolithic age), a prehistoric period that lasted between 10000 and 3000 BC.".

Mesolithic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From meso- + -lithic. The correct English form is Mesolithic, spelled M-E-S-O-L-I-T-H-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or referring to the Middle Stone Age (also the Mesolithic period or the Mesolithic age), a prehistoric period that lasted between 10000 and 3000 BC.

Etymology

From meso- + -lithic.

This word in other languages

mesolithisch(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mesolithic"?
"Mesolithic" is spelled M-E-S-O-L-I-T-H-I-C.
What does "Mesolithic" mean?
As an adjective, "Mesolithic" means: Of or referring to the Middle Stone Age (also the Mesolithic period or the Mesolithic age), a prehistoric period that lasted between 10000 and 3000 BC.
What is the origin of the word "Mesolithic"?
From meso- + -lithic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Mesolithic”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-E-S-O-L-I-T-H-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list