proliferous
"proliferous" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“proliferous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative.
Corpus desk
Index EN-proliferous · proliferous · English
proliferous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | proliferous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “proliferous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
proliferous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for proliferous, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin prōlifer, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -fer (“bearing”), + -ous. The correct English form is proliferous, spelled P-R-O-L-I-F-E-R-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative.
- 2Producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers.
- 3Reproducing by budding.
Etymology
From Latin prōlifer, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -fer (“bearing”), + -ous.
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.