mithridatum
/ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtəm/
"mithridatum" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mithridatum” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of mithridate.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mithridatum · mithridatum · English
mithridatum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | mithridatum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtəm/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mithridatum” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mithridatum is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of mithridate.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for mithridatum in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin mithridatum, variant of mithridatium, from Latin Mithridātīus (“of or related to Mithridates”), from Mithridātēs + -ius, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), the Greek form of the name of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Doublet of mithrida… The correct English form is mithridatum, spelled M-I-T-H-R-I-D-A-T-U-M.
Definition
- 1Synonym of mithridate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mithridatum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Medle them all with metridatum.
The plague had returned to London with uncommon virulence... Huge quantities of mithridatum and dragon-water were drunk for prophylactics.
Etymology
From Late Latin mithridatum, variant of mithridatium, from Latin Mithridātīus (“of or related to Mithridates”), from Mithridātēs + -ius, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), the Greek form of the name of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Doublet of mithridate, mithridatium, and mithridaticon.
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.