scapula

noun

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"scapula" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“scapula” is uncommon English (frequency #55,721 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,721
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.

Corpus desk

Index EN-scapula · scapula · English

scapula · rank #55,721 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,721
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH scabbard

Nearest frequency peer: scabbard (-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 “scapula”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for scapula
PropertyValue
Headwordscapula
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,721
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “scapula” 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).scapulafalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “scabbard” (#55,720), “sensationalist” (#55,726), “sandpiper” (#55,715). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “scapula” is #55,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

scapula is uncommon English at frequency #55,721 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.".

scapula has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin scapula (“shoulder”). The correct English form is scapula, spelled S-C-A-P-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.

Etymology

From Late Latin scapula (“shoulder”).

Synonyms

shoulder blade

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 "scapula"?
"scapula" is spelled S-C-A-P-U-L-A.
What does "scapula" mean?
As a noun, "scapula" means: Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.
What is the origin of the word "scapula"?
From Late Latin scapula (“shoulder”). 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 "scapula", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

salting#55,714sidearm#55,736Royston#55,704Sinhala#55,738

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list