sarcophagous
/sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs/
"sarcophagous" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sarcophagous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feeding on flesh; carnivorous.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sarcophagous · sarcophagous · English
sarcophagous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | sarcophagous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “sarcophagous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
sarcophagous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for sarcophagous in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: sarco- + -phagous The correct English form is sarcophagous, spelled S-A-R-C-O-P-H-A-G-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Feeding on flesh; carnivorous.
- 2Relating to genus Sarcophaga or its members.
Etymology
sarco- + -phagous
Synonyms
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.