reticulated

verb

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"reticulated" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reticulated” is uncommon English (frequency #70,209 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,209
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of reticulate

Corpus desk

Index EN-reticulated · reticulated · English

reticulated · rank #70,209 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,209
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH reveille

Nearest frequency peer: reveille (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “reticulated”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “reticulated” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reticulated
PropertyValue
Headwordreticulated
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,209
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “reticulated” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).reticulatedfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “reveille” (#70,210), “repairable” (#70,206), “renege” (#70,205). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reticulated” is #70,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reticulated is uncommon English at frequency #70,209 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of reticulate".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for reticulated, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From reticulate + -ed. The correct English form is reticulated, spelled R-E-T-I-C-U-L-A-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of reticulate

Etymology

From reticulate + -ed.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reticulated"?
"reticulated" is spelled R-E-T-I-C-U-L-A-T-E-D.
What does "reticulated" mean?
As a verb, "reticulated" means: simple past and past participle of reticulate
What is the origin of the word "reticulated"?
From reticulate + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reticulated", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reinterpret#70,202paternalism#70,151sociability#70,267syndicalism#70,313

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list