sequined
/ˈsiːkwɪnd/
"sequined" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sequined” is uncommon English (frequency #66,282 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,282
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Decorated with sequins.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sequined · sequined · English
sequined · rank #66,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,282
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Sentosa
Nearest frequency peer: Sentosa (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “sequined”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- semiotic
semiotic
33,722 corpus weight
- sentai
sentai
33,721 corpus weight
- Sentosa
Sentosa
33,720 corpus weight
- sequined
sequined
33,719 corpus weight
- sexless
sexless
33,718 corpus weight
- Shedd
Shedd
33,716 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sequined” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sequined |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsiːkwɪnd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #66,282 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sequined” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sequined is uncommon English at frequency #66,282 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsiːkwɪnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Decorated with sequins.".
Zero misspellings are on record for sequined in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From sequin + -ed. The correct English form is sequined, spelled S-E-Q-U-I-N-E-D.
Definition
- 1Decorated with sequins.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sequined appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She wore a blue sequined dress.
Was always kinda partial to Roy Rogers actually. I really like those sequined shirts.
Etymology
From sequin + -ed.
Synonyms
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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