sanguineous
"sanguineous" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sanguineous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accompanied by bloodshed; bloody.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sanguineous · sanguineous · English
sanguineous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sanguineous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “sanguineous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
sanguineous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
sanguineous doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin sanguineus. Doublet of sanguine. The correct English form is sanguineous, spelled S-A-N-G-U-I-N-E-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Accompanied by bloodshed; bloody.
- 2Eager for bloody violence; bloodthirsty.
- 3Resembling or constituting blood.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sanguineous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[F]or swinging of incense-pans and Eighty-three Departmental Banners, we have waving of the one sanguineous Drapeau Rouge [red flag].
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sanguineus. Doublet of sanguine.
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.