similitude
/sɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/
"similitude" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“similitude” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Similarity or resemblance to something else.
Corpus desk
Index EN-similitude · similitude · English
similitude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | similitude |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “similitude” in English
Rare enough to double-check
similitude is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for similitude in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French similitude. By surface analysis, similar + -itude. The correct English form is similitude, spelled S-I-M-I-L-I-T-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1Similarity or resemblance to something else.
- 2A way in which two people or things share similitude.
- 3Someone or something that closely resembles another; a duplicate or twin.
- 4A parable or allegory.
- 5A similarity: a transformation of Euclidean space that preserves angles and the ratios of distances.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how similitude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
So am I tossed on the ebbing tide of life—now in sunshine, now in shade—seemingly free, yet, in reality, fettered by the strong, though slight chain of circumstance. For a small sum, any passenger may enter that boat and direct its course; and here again is similitude. I am at the beck of others.
Aemulation was similitude within distance: the sky resembled a face because it had “eyes” — the sun and moon.
Etymology
From Old French similitude. By surface analysis, similar + -itude.
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.