stercoraceous
/ˌstɜː.kəˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/
"stercoraceous" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stercoraceous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Consisting of, resembling or pertaining to feces.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stercoraceous · stercoraceous · English
stercoraceous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | stercoraceous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌstɜː.kəˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stercoraceous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stercoraceous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌstɜː.kəˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Consisting of, resembling or pertaining to feces.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for stercoraceous in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin stercorāceus, from stercus (“dung”). The correct English form is stercoraceous, spelled S-T-E-R-C-O-R-A-C-E-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Consisting of, resembling or pertaining to feces.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stercoraceous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He had reason to believe the stercoraceous flavour, condemned by prejudice as a stink, was, in fact, most agreeable to the organs of smelling.
I made £150 by Alton Locke, and never lost a farthing; and I got, not in spite of, but by the rows, a name and a standing with many a one who would never have heard of me otherwise, and I should have been a stercoraceous mendicant if I had hollowed when I got a facer, while I was winning by the cross, though I didn't mean to fight one.
Etymology
From Latin stercorāceus, from stercus (“dung”).
Synonyms
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.