neotropical

adj

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

The verdict

“neotropical” is uncommon English (frequency #80,701 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,701
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Occurring in tropical America, i.e. the tropics of the New World.

Corpus desk

Index EN-neotropical · neotropical · English

neotropical · rank #80,701 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,701
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH neoplasia

Nearest frequency peer: neoplasia (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “neotropical”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “neotropical” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for neotropical
PropertyValue
Headwordneotropical
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#80,701
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “neotropical” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “neoplasia” (#80,700), “nephritis” (#80,702), “Nefertiti” (#80,699). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “neotropical” is #80,701. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

neotropical is uncommon English at frequency #80,701 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Occurring in tropical America, i.e. the tropics of the New World.".

No misspelling variants are generated for neotropical in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From neo- + tropical. The correct English form is neotropical, spelled N-E-O-T-R-O-P-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Occurring in tropical America, i.e. the tropics of the New World.

Etymology

From neo- + tropical.

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 "neotropical"?
"neotropical" is spelled N-E-O-T-R-O-P-I-C-A-L.
What does "neotropical" mean?
As an adjective, "neotropical" means: Occurring in tropical America, i.e. the tropics of the New World.
What is the origin of the word "neotropical"?
From neo- + tropical. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "neotropical", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list