remugient

/ɹɪˈmuːd͡ʒɪənt/

//ɹɪˈmuːd͡ʒɪənt// adj

"remugient" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“remugient” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Resounding, echoing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-remugient · remugient · English

remugient · 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 "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for remugient
PropertyValue
Headwordremugient
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɹɪˈmuːd͡ʒɪənt/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “remugient” in English

remugientsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

remugient is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɹɪˈmuːd͡ʒɪənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for remugient, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From (the stem of) Latin remugiens, present participle of remugire. See mugient. The correct English form is remugient, spelled R-E-M-U-G-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Resounding, echoing.
  2. 2
    Mooing, lowing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how remugient appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [W]hether the Earth ſtand firm and prove favourable to the induſtry of the Artificer, or vvhether ſhe threaten the very foundations of our buildings vvith trembling and tottering Earth-quakes accompanied with remugient Echoes and ghaſtly murmurs from below; vvhatever notable emergencies happen for either Good or Bad to us, theſe are the Joves and Vejoves…
  2. The mud crusts underfoot, remugient beasts stir up the undergrowth, Johnson attracts flies: greenflies, blowflies, blackflies, crutflies.

Etymology

From (the stem of) Latin remugiens, present participle of remugire. See mugient.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "remugient"?
"remugient" is spelled R-E-M-U-G-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈmuːd͡ʒɪənt/.
What does "remugient" mean?
As an adjective, "remugient" means: Resounding, echoing.
How do you pronounce "remugient"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remugient" is /ɹɪˈmuːd͡ʒɪənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "remugient"?
From (the stem of) Latin remugiens, present participle of remugire. See mugient. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list