prefectural
"prefectural" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prefectural” is uncommon English (frequency #56,989 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,989
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture.
Corpus desk
Index EN-prefectural · prefectural · English
prefectural · rank #56,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,989
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH preempt
Nearest frequency peer: preempt (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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Long-tail ranks near “prefectural”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Poindexter
Poindexter
43,017 corpus weight
- precession
precession
43,014 corpus weight
- preempt
preempt
43,013 corpus weight
- prefectural
prefectural
43,012 corpus weight
- Prichard
Prichard
43,011 corpus weight
- primavera
primavera
43,010 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “prefectural” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prefectural |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #56,989 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “prefectural” in English
Rare enough to double-check
prefectural is uncommon English at frequency #56,989 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prefectural, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From prefecture + -al. The correct English form is prefectural, spelled P-R-E-F-E-C-T-U-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prefectural appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But Mr. Fukuda appeared to have enough support to win a majority of the 528 votes in the election, with 387 party lawmakers each holding one vote, and prefectural chapters holding 141 votes.
Etymology
From prefecture + -al.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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