supplicant
/ˈsʌplɪkənt/
"supplicant" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“supplicant” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - begging, pleading, supplicating
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | supplicant |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsʌplɪkənt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “supplicant” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
supplicant is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsʌplɪkənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "begging, pleading, supplicating".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for supplicant, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin supplicans (“supplicating, bowing down”), from supplicō (“kneel, bow down, request”), from sub- (“lower”) + plicō (“fold”). The correct English form is supplicant, spelled S-U-P-P-L-I-C-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1begging, pleading, supplicating
Etymology
From Latin supplicans (“supplicating, bowing down”), from supplicō (“kneel, bow down, request”), from sub- (“lower”) + plicō (“fold”).
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 “supplicant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-U-P-P-L-I-C-A-N-T - 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.