stomachache
/ˈstʌməkˌeɪk/
"stomachache" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stomachache” is uncommon English (frequency #85,817 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,817
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stomachache · stomachache · English
stomachache · rank #85,817 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,817
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH stratagems
Nearest frequency peer: stratagems (+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 “stomachache”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- steepness
steepness
14,188 corpus weight
- stomachache
stomachache
14,184 corpus weight
- stratagems
stratagems
14,183 corpus weight
- subalpine
subalpine
14,181 corpus weight
- subclavian
subclavian
14,180 corpus weight
- sublease
sublease
14,179 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “stomachache” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stomachache |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈstʌməkˌeɪk/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #85,817 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stomachache” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stomachache is uncommon English at frequency #85,817 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈstʌməkˌeɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.".
stomachache doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From stomach + ache. The correct English form is stomachache, spelled S-T-O-M-A-C-H-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.
Etymology
From stomach + ache.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).