reticulate
/ɹəˈtɪkjʊlət/
"reticulate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reticulate” 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 May 6, 2026) - Network-like in form or appearance.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reticulate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɹəˈtɪkjʊlət/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reticulate” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
reticulate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɹəˈtɪkjʊlət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Network-like in form or appearance.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for reticulate, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin rēticulātus (“reticulated, net-like”). The correct English form is reticulate, spelled R-E-T-I-C-U-L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Network-like in form or appearance.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin rēticulātus (“reticulated, net-like”).
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “reticulate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-T-I-C-U-L-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹəˈtɪkjʊlət/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.