satsuma
/sætˈsuː.mə/
"satsuma" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“satsuma” is uncommon English (frequency #64,686 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,686
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.
Corpus desk
Index EN-satsuma · satsuma · English
satsuma · rank #64,686 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,686
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH sartorius
Nearest frequency peer: sartorius (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “satsuma”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- samsara
samsara
35,320 corpus weight
- Sanju
Sanju
35,318 corpus weight
- sartorius
sartorius
35,316 corpus weight
- satsuma
satsuma
35,315 corpus weight
- Saylor
Saylor
35,313 corpus weight
- scowling
scowling
35,310 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “satsuma” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | satsuma |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sætˈsuː.mə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,686 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “satsuma” in English
Rare enough to double-check
satsuma is uncommon English at frequency #64,686 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sætˈsuː.mə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for satsuma, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: After a Japanese place name in Kyūshū, 薩摩 (さつま, Satsuma), from where it was first exported to the west. The correct English form is satsuma, spelled S-A-T-S-U-M-A.
Definition
- 1A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how satsuma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When satsumas are ready to eat, the skin is so supple, they damn near peel themselves.
Etymology
After a Japanese place name in Kyūshū, 薩摩 (さつま, Satsuma), from where it was first exported to the west.
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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