soporific
/ˌsɒp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/
"soporific" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“soporific” is uncommon English (frequency #84,764 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,764
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.
Corpus desk
Index EN-soporific · soporific · English
soporific · rank #84,764 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,764
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Sorokin
Nearest frequency peer: Sorokin (+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 “soporific”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- slosh
slosh
15,243 corpus weight
- snus
snus
15,240 corpus weight
- soporific
soporific
15,237 corpus weight
- Sorokin
Sorokin
15,236 corpus weight
- soundproofi…
soundproofing
15,235 corpus weight
- speedrun
speedrun
15,232 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “soporific” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | soporific |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌsɒp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #84,764 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “soporific” in English
Rare enough to double-check
soporific is uncommon English at frequency #84,764 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌsɒp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
soporific doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French soporifique, from Latin sopor (“deep sleep”). Unrelated to stupor (distinct in Proto-Indo-European). The correct English form is soporific, spelled S-O-P-O-R-I-F-I-C.
Definition
- 1Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.
- 2Something boring or dull.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how soporific appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The doctor prescribed a soporific to help the patient sleep.
And ancient soporifics—such as poisonous leaves and various opiate concoctions—were roughly as likely to kill you as they were to induce REM.
Etymology
From French soporifique, from Latin sopor (“deep sleep”). Unrelated to stupor (distinct in Proto-Indo-European).
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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