patricide
/ˈpætɹɪsaɪd/
"patricide" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“patricide” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The murder of one's father.
Corpus desk
Index EN-patricide · patricide · English
patricide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | patricide |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpætɹɪsaɪd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “patricide” in English
Rare enough to double-check
patricide is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpætɹɪsaɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The murder of one's father.".
patricide has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīdium. Equivalent to patri- + -cide. The correct English form is patricide, spelled P-A-T-R-I-C-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1The murder of one's father.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīdium. Equivalent to patri- + -cide.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.