musculature

noun

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"musculature" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“musculature” is an uncommon English word, ranked #50,688 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,688
frequency rank, English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The collection of all muscles in a single body or in a single organ.

Key facts for musculature
PropertyValue
Headwordmusculature
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,688
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “musculature” 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). musculature lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for musculature is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #50,688 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for musculature, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French musculature. The correct English form is musculature, spelled M-U-S-C-U-L-A-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The collection of all muscles in a single body or in a single organ.
  2. 2
    The structural configuration of muscle in a body or organ.

Etymology

Borrowed from French musculature.

This word in other languages

musculatura(Español)musculature(Français)Muskulatur(Deutsch)cabedal(Português)

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 "musculature"?
"musculature" is spelled M-U-S-C-U-L-A-T-U-R-E.
What does "musculature" mean?
As a noun, "musculature" means: The collection of all muscles in a single body or in a single organ.
What is the origin of the word "musculature"?
Borrowed from French musculature. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “musculature”

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

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