patchouli
/pəˈt͡ʃuli/
"patchouli" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“patchouli” is uncommon English (frequency #57,626 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,626
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
Corpus desk
Index EN-patchouli · patchouli · English
patchouli · rank #57,626 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,626
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH paperless
Nearest frequency peer: paperless (-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 “patchouli”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- paperless
paperless
42,376 corpus weight
- patchouli
patchouli
42,375 corpus weight
- Pearse
Pearse
42,374 corpus weight
- pelting
pelting
42,373 corpus weight
- perennially
perennially
42,372 corpus weight
- Pericles
Pericles
42,370 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “patchouli” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | patchouli |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pəˈt͡ʃuli/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #57,626 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “patchouli” in English
Rare enough to double-check
patchouli is uncommon English at frequency #57,626 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pəˈt͡ʃuli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for patchouli in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Tamil பச்சுளி (paccuḷi). The correct English form is patchouli, spelled P-A-T-C-H-O-U-L-I.
Definition
- 1Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
- 2The oil or perfume made from these plants.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how patchouli appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Well she looks at you so coolly / And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea / She comes in incense and patchouli
Etymology
From Tamil பச்சுளி (paccuḷi).
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).