scarious
/ˈskɛəɹi.əs/
"scarious" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“scarious” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - thin, dry, membranous, and not green
Corpus desk
Index EN-scarious · scarious · English
scarious · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | scarious |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈskɛəɹi.əs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “scarious” in English
Rare enough to double-check
scarious is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈskɛəɹi.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for scarious in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: French scarieux. Compare scary. The correct English form is scarious, spelled S-C-A-R-I-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1thin, dry, membranous, and not green
- 2thin, dry, membranous
- 3scaly, scurfy
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scarious appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A polymorphous plant, with larger (frequently three lines in diameter), more globose and racemose heads, and more scarious involucres than any form of A. vulgaris.
Gray head goggling fowlwise on a scarious neck, turning.
Etymology
French scarieux. Compare scary.
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.