mortiferous
/mɔːˈtɪfəɹəs/
"mortiferous" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mortiferous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Causing spiritual death.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mortiferous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /mɔːˈtɪfəɹəs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mortiferous” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mortiferous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /mɔːˈtɪfəɹəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mortiferous, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin mortifer + -ous. The correct English form is mortiferous, spelled M-O-R-T-I-F-E-R-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Causing spiritual death.
- 2Causing physical death; deadly, fatal, lethal.
Etymology
From Latin mortifer + -ous.
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.
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Using “mortiferous”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-R-T-I-F-E-R-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mɔːˈtɪfəɹəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.