scilicet
/ˈsɪlɪˌsɛt/
"scilicet" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“scilicet” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Namely, to wit, as follows.
Corpus desk
Index EN-scilicet · scilicet · English
scilicet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | scilicet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈsɪlɪˌsɛt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “scilicet” in English
Rare enough to double-check
scilicet is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈsɪlɪˌsɛt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
scilicet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin scīlicet. The correct English form is scilicet, spelled S-C-I-L-I-C-E-T.
Definition
- 1Namely, to wit, as follows.
- 2Done in the appropriate place within a jurisdiction for the documented act.
- 3Used parenthetically to supply information which is not given in the portion of text being quoted, but is clearly given by its context, such as for quoted pronouns with unquoted antecedents.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how scilicet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As in ejectment, where the declaration is of a demise the second of January, and that the defendant afterwards, scilicet, the first of January ejected him, here the scilicet may be rejected, as being contrary to what went before.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scīlicet.
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.