paludine
/ˈpælədaɪn/
"paludine" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“paludine” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to a marsh.
Corpus desk
Index EN-paludine · paludine · English
paludine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | paludine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈpælədaɪn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “paludine” in English
Rare enough to double-check
paludine is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈpælədaɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or relating to a marsh.".
paludine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin palus, paludis (“a marsh”). The correct English form is paludine, spelled P-A-L-U-D-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to a marsh.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how paludine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
paludine deposits
prevent the slumbers of the lords and ladies being broken by their paludine neighbors
Etymology
From Latin palus, paludis (“a marsh”).
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.