opusculum
/oʊˈpʌs.kjuː.ləm/
"opusculum" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“opusculum” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An opuscule; a short work.
Corpus desk
Index EN-opusculum · opusculum · English
opusculum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | opusculum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /oʊˈpʌs.kjuː.ləm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “opusculum” in English
Rare enough to double-check
opusculum is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /oʊˈpʌs.kjuː.ləm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An opuscule; a short work.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for opusculum, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin opusculum. The correct English form is opusculum, spelled O-P-U-S-C-U-L-U-M.
Definition
- 1An opuscule; a short work.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin opusculum.
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.