rhombus
/ˈɹɒmbəs/
"rhombus" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rhombus” is an uncommon English word, ranked #82,726 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #82,726
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rhombus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹɒmbəs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #82,726 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rhombus” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for rhombus is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹɒmbəs/. Corpus data places it at rank #82,726 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for rhombus in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinning top”). Doublet of rhomb and rhumb. The correct English form is rhombus, spelled R-H-O-M-B-U-S.
Definition
- 1A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
- 2A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
- 3In early Greek religion, an instrument whirled on the end of a string similar to a bullroarer.
- 4Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus.
- 5Snails, now in genus Conus or family Conidae.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinning top”). Doublet of rhomb and rhumb.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-H-O-M-B-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɹɒmbəs/ (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.