scapular
/ˈskapjʊlə/
"scapular" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“scapular” is uncommon English (frequency #72,740 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,740
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | scapular |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈskapjʊlə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #72,740 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “scapular” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
scapular is uncommon English at frequency #72,740 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈskapjʊlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for scapular, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English scapelar, from Latin scapulāre, from Latin scapula (“shoulder”). Compare scapulary. The correct English form is scapular, spelled S-C-A-P-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.
- 2One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.
- 3A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place.
- 4A devotional object, typically consisting of two rectangular pieces of cloth (often with an embroidered image or text) joined with cloth bands and worn with one piece over the chest and one in the back.
Etymology
From Middle English scapelar, from Latin scapulāre, from Latin scapula (“shoulder”). Compare scapulary.
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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Using “scapular”
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- The one correct English spelling is S-C-A-P-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.