sportula
/ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjʊlə/
"sportula" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sportula” 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) - A gift or prize, especially ones given by rich Romans.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sportula |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjʊlə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sportula” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sportula is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjʊlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A gift or prize, especially ones given by rich Romans.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sportula, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Latin sportula (“small basket, by extension a prize”) The correct English form is sportula, spelled S-P-O-R-T-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1A gift or prize, especially ones given by rich Romans.
Etymology
Latin sportula (“small basket, by extension a prize”)
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 “sportula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-P-O-R-T-U-L-A - 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.