supercilium
/ˌs(j)uː.pəˈsɪl.i.əm/
"supercilium" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“supercilium” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
Corpus desk
Index EN-supercilium · supercilium · English
supercilium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | supercilium |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈsɪl.i.əm/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “supercilium” in English
Rare enough to double-check
supercilium is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈsɪl.i.əm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for supercilium, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin supercilium (“eyebrow; brow, ridge; pride, arrogance”). The correct English form is supercilium, spelled S-U-P-E-R-C-I-L-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
- 2The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
- 3The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
- 4The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice.
- 5The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice.
- 6Superciliousness, haughtiness; an instance of this, a supercilious demeanor.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin supercilium (“eyebrow; brow, ridge; pride, arrogance”).
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.