oblongata
/ˌɒb.lɒŋˈɡɑː.tə/
"oblongata" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“oblongata” is uncommon English (frequency #90,788 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,788
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clipping of medulla oblongata.
Corpus desk
Index EN-oblongata · oblongata · English
oblongata · rank #90,788 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,788
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH obstinately
Nearest frequency peer: obstinately (+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 “oblongata”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- nyanza
nyanza
9,216 corpus weight
- oblongata
oblongata
9,213 corpus weight
- obstinately
obstinately
9,212 corpus weight
- ocher
ocher
9,211 corpus weight
- Ojibwe
Ojibwe
9,209 corpus weight
- Okun
Okun
9,208 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “oblongata” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oblongata |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɒb.lɒŋˈɡɑː.tə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #90,788 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “oblongata” in English
Rare enough to double-check
oblongata is uncommon English at frequency #90,788 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɒb.lɒŋˈɡɑː.tə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Clipping of medulla oblongata.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for oblongata, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is oblongata, spelled O-B-L-O-N-G-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1Clipping of medulla oblongata.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how oblongata appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The line separating the fuliated cerebellum proper from the OBLONGATA constituting the ventral portion of that region
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.
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