scoria
/ˈskɔː.ɹi.ə/
"scoria" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“scoria” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
Corpus desk
Index EN-scoria · scoria · English
scoria · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | scoria |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈskɔː.ɹi.ə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “scoria” in English
Rare enough to double-check
scoria is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈskɔː.ɹi.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
scoria has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English, from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría), from σκῶρ (skôr, “dung”). The correct English form is scoria, spelled S-C-O-R-I-A.
Definition
- 1The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
- 2Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scoria appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The like stuff is in Anacharsis: hot metal; full of scoriae, which should and could have been smelted out, but which will not.
To the south lay broken shapes of scoria in a lava bed as far as the eye could see.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English, from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría), from σκῶρ (skôr, “dung”).
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.