paludism
"paludism" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“paludism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Malaria.
Corpus desk
Index EN-paludism · paludism · English
paludism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | paludism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “paludism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
paludism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Malaria.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for paludism, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French paludisme. The correct English form is paludism, spelled P-A-L-U-D-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1Malaria.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how paludism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unlike paludism, its course is not markedly affected by the administration of quinine or arsenic.
Etymology
Borrowed from French paludisme.
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.