sinciput
/ˈsɪnsɪpʌt/
"sinciput" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sinciput” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The front part of the head or skull (as contradistinct from occiput).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sinciput |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɪnsɪpʌt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sinciput” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sinciput is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɪnsɪpʌt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The front part of the head or skull (as contradistinct from occiput).".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sinciput, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin sinciput (“half a head”; “smoked hog’s cheek or half-jowl”; (transferred senses): “brain”, “head”), whence also the French sinciput. The correct English form is sinciput, spelled S-I-N-C-I-P-U-T.
Definition
- 1The front part of the head or skull (as contradistinct from occiput).
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sinciput (“half a head”; “smoked hog’s cheek or half-jowl”; (transferred senses): “brain”, “head”), whence also the French sinciput.
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.
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Using “sinciput”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-I-N-C-I-P-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.