ovoid
/ˈoʊvɔɪd/
"ovoid" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ovoid” is uncommon English (frequency #58,261 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,261
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Shaped like an oval.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ovoid · ovoid · English
ovoid · rank #58,261 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,261
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH overhearing
Nearest frequency peer: overhearing (-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 “ovoid”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Oster
Oster
41,745 corpus weight
- outa
outa
41,743 corpus weight
- outpace
outpace
41,742 corpus weight
- overhearing
overhearing
41,741 corpus weight
- ovoid
ovoid
41,740 corpus weight
- Panetta
Panetta
41,737 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “ovoid” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ovoid |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈoʊvɔɪd/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #58,261 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ovoid” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ovoid is uncommon English at frequency #58,261 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈoʊvɔɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ovoid in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -oid (“resembling”). The correct English form is ovoid, spelled O-V-O-I-D.
Definition
- 1Shaped like an oval.
- 2Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ovoid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
That was the way my mind lurched and stumbled, among the sharp rs and ts, sliding over the ovoid vowels as if on pebbles.
And then they were looking at him, Mrs. Ansen's ovoid black eyes behind bifocals attached to a chain, Baffi's beautiful hazel eyes bright with the promise of fun and friendly competition, and what else could Patrick say, other than no, he didn't have anything else going on this afternoon, and yeah, come to think of it, Cokes and leftover pizza would be nice.
Etymology
From Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -oid (“resembling”).
Synonyms
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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