numismatic
"numismatic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“numismatic” is uncommon English (frequency #53,144 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,144
- frequency rank, English
- 24,391
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to currency, especially to coins.
Corpus desk
Index EN-numismatic · numismatic · English
numismatic · rank #53,144 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,144
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 24,391
- PHOTO-FINISH numero
Nearest frequency peer: numero (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “numismatic”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Nostradamus
Nostradamus
46,861 corpus weight
- NTR
NTR
46,859 corpus weight
- numero
numero
46,858 corpus weight
- numismatic
numismatic
46,857 corpus weight
- nunnery
nunnery
46,856 corpus weight
- Oregonian
Oregonian
46,852 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “numismatic” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | numismatic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #53,144 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “numismatic” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
numismatic is uncommon English at frequency #53,144 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
numismatic has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French numismatique. The correct English form is numismatic, spelled N-U-M-I-S-M-A-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to currency, especially to coins.
- 2Of or pertaining to numismatics.
Etymology
Borrowed from French numismatique.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "numismatic", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency 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.