oryx
/ˈɔɹ.ɪks/
"oryx" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“oryx” is uncommon English (frequency #52,537 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,537
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns
Corpus desk
Index EN-oryx · oryx · English
oryx · rank #52,537 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,537
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH oratorio
Nearest frequency peer: oratorio (-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 “oryx”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile
47,468 corpus weight
- omnium
omnium
47,467 corpus weight
- oratorio
oratorio
47,465 corpus weight
- oryx
oryx
47,464 corpus weight
- outshine
outshine
47,462 corpus weight
- paddocks
paddocks
47,461 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “oryx” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oryx |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɔɹ.ɪks/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #52,537 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “oryx” in English
Rare enough to double-check
oryx is uncommon English at frequency #52,537 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɔɹ.ɪks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for oryx, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄρυξ (órux, “a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)”). The correct English form is oryx, spelled O-R-Y-X.
Definition
- 1Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄρυξ (órux, “a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)”).
Synonyms
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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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