pachydermatous

adj

"pachydermatous" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pachydermatous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to the pachyderms.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pachydermatous · pachydermatous · English

pachydermatous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for pachydermatous
PropertyValue
Headwordpachydermatous
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “pachydermatous” in English

pachydermatousranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pachydermatous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pachydermatous, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pachy- + -dermatous. The correct English form is pachydermatous, spelled P-A-C-H-Y-D-E-R-M-A-T-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to the pachyderms.
  2. 2
    Like an elephant.
  3. 3
    Thick-skinned; insensitive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pachydermatous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The sanda comes up tail foremost, and blocks the orifice with his pachydermatous appendage.
  2. The impressionable peasant leads a larger, fuller, more dramatic life than the pachydermatous king.

Etymology

From pachy- + -dermatous.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pachydermatous"?
"pachydermatous" is spelled P-A-C-H-Y-D-E-R-M-A-T-O-U-S.
What does "pachydermatous" mean?
As an adjective, "pachydermatous" means: Of or relating to the pachyderms.
What is the origin of the word "pachydermatous"?
From pachy- + -dermatous. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list