serendipitous
/ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/
"serendipitous" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“serendipitous” is uncommon English (frequency #63,986 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,986
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune
Corpus desk
Index EN-serendipitous · serendipitous · English
serendipitous · rank #63,986 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,986
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH seif
Nearest frequency peer: seif (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “serendipitous”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- sealy
sealy
36,018 corpus weight
- sebaceous
sebaceous
36,017 corpus weight
- seif
seif
36,016 corpus weight
- serendipito…
serendipitous
36,015 corpus weight
- serenely
serenely
36,014 corpus weight
- SGD
SGD
36,013 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “serendipitous” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | serendipitous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #63,986 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “serendipitous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
serendipitous is uncommon English at frequency #63,986 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for serendipitous, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From serendipity + -ous. The correct English form is serendipitous, spelled S-E-R-E-N-D-I-P-I-T-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune
- 2good, beneficial, favorable
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how serendipitous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The weather was serendipitous for our vacation.
Etymology
From serendipity + -ous.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).