putrescent
/pjuˈtɹɛsənt/
"putrescent" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“putrescent” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Becoming putrid; putrefying.
Corpus desk
Index EN-putrescent · putrescent · English
putrescent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | putrescent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pjuˈtɹɛsənt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “putrescent” in English
Rare enough to double-check
putrescent is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pjuˈtɹɛsənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Becoming putrid; putrefying.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for putrescent in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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: Attested since circa 1730, from Latin pūtrēscēns (“rotting”), present participle of pūtrēscō (“rot”). The correct English form is putrescent, spelled P-U-T-R-E-S-C-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Becoming putrid; putrefying.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how putrescent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When it is combined with that quantity of water with which it is found united in the gall-bladder, it is not more putrescent than the serum of the blood
This same reason accounts to a considerable extent for the fact, that soft steeping liquor, if seldom changed, becomes much more putrescent than hard water retained with the same barleys for a similar period in cistern.
Etymology
Attested since circa 1730, from Latin pūtrēscēns (“rotting”), present participle of pūtrēscō (“rot”).
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.