sylphlike
"sylphlike" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sylphlike” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sylphlike · sylphlike · English
sylphlike · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | sylphlike |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “sylphlike” in English
Rare enough to double-check
sylphlike is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sylphlike, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From sylph + -like. The correct English form is sylphlike, spelled S-Y-L-P-H-L-I-K-E.
Definition
- 1Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sylphlike appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Soon advancing through the hall, he saw the sylphlike figure of the lovely Olympia […]
[…] the thin robes Floating like light clouds ’twixt our gaze and heaven; The many-twinkling feet so small and sylphlike, Suggesting the more secret symmetry Of the fair forms which terminate so well—
Etymology
From sylph + -like.
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.