suchlike
/ˈsʌt͡ʃ.laɪk/
"suchlike" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“suchlike” is uncommon English (frequency #92,119 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,119
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of the same or similar kind.
Corpus desk
Index EN-suchlike · suchlike · English
suchlike · rank #92,119 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,119
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH subsidiarity
Nearest frequency peer: subsidiarity (-2 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 “suchlike”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- stovepipe
stovepipe
7,890 corpus weight
- stridently
stridently
7,888 corpus weight
- subsidiarity
subsidiarity
7,884 corpus weight
- suchlike
suchlike
7,882 corpus weight
- supertramp
supertramp
7,879 corpus weight
- surfside
surfside
7,877 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “suchlike” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | suchlike |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsʌt͡ʃ.laɪk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #92,119 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “suchlike” in English
Rare enough to double-check
suchlike is uncommon English at frequency #92,119 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsʌt͡ʃ.laɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of the same or similar kind.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for suchlike, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. 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 Middle English sich like, suche-like, swylk lyk; equivalent to such + like. The correct English form is suchlike, spelled S-U-C-H-L-I-K-E.
Definition
- 1Of the same or similar kind.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how suchlike appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If there bee neuer a Seruant-monſter i' the Fayre, who can helpe it, he ſayes ; nor a neſt of Antiques ? Hee is loth to make Nature afraid in his Playes, like thoſe that beget Tales, Tempeſts, and ſuch like Drolleries, […]
For black magic, assafœtida, garlic, dragon's blood, sulphur, and such-like vile-smelling concoctions were used.
Etymology
From Middle English sich like, suche-like, swylk lyk; equivalent to such + like.
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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