silique
/ˈsɪlɪk/
"silique" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“silique” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.
Corpus desk
Index EN-silique · silique · English
silique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | silique |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɪlɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “silique” in English
Rare enough to double-check
silique is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɪlɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for silique, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French silique, from Latin siliqua (“a pod or husk, a very small weight or measure”). Doublet of siliqua. The correct English form is silique, spelled S-I-L-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.
Etymology
From French silique, from Latin siliqua (“a pod or husk, a very small weight or measure”). Doublet of siliqua.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.