simious
/ˈsɪm.i.əs/
"simious" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“simious” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Simian; resembling a monkey.
Corpus desk
Index EN-simious · simious · English
simious · 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 | simious |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsɪm.i.əs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “simious” in English
Rare enough to double-check
simious is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsɪm.i.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Simian; resembling a monkey.".
simious doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin simia (“ape”) + -ous. The correct English form is simious, spelled S-I-M-I-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Simian; resembling a monkey.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how simious appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
that strange simious, schoolboy passion of giving pain to others
Etymology
From Latin simia (“ape”) + -ous.
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.