Tacitus

Name: Tacitus, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈtæsɪtʊs/

//ˈtæsɪtʊs// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Tacitus” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,114. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,114
frequency rank, English: 3,151
“T” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56–117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200–275), a Roman emperor.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tacitus · Tacitus · English

Tacitus · rank #45,114 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #45,114
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 3,151
PHOTO-FINISH tambourine

Nearest frequency peer: tambourine (+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.

surefire

54,892
sweetwater

54,889
Tacitus

54,887
tambourine

54,886
tangy

54,885
tch

54,883

What this shows “Tacitus” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tacitus vs Titus

71% similar

Tacitus vs tacit

57% similar

Tacitus vs tacitly

57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tacitus
Property	Value
Headword	Tacitus
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈtæsɪtʊs/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#45,114
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Tacitus”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Tacituslands here:

#45,114

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “tambourine” (#45,115), “sweetwater” (#45,112), “tangy” (#45,116). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Tacitus” is #45,114. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Tacitus (IPA /ˈtæsɪtʊs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #45,114 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tacitus, with forms such as "atcitus", "taccitus", and "tacitsu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Titus", "tacit", "tacitly", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Latin Tacitus. The correct English form is Tacitus, spelled T-A-C-I-T-U-S.

Definition

1
A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56–117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200–275), a Roman emperor.
2
A lunar impact crater.

Etymology

Latin Tacitus.

This word in other languages

Tácito(Español)Tacite(Français)Tacitus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

atcitus
taccitus
tacitsu
tacittus
tacituss
taciuts
tactius
taictus
tcaitus
ttacitus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tacitus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Tacitus"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tacitus"?

"Tacitus" is spelled T-A-C-I-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtæsɪtʊs/.

What does "Tacitus" mean?

As a proper noun, "Tacitus" means: A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56–117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200–275), a Roman emperor.

What words are commonly confused with "Tacitus"?

"Tacitus" is commonly confused with "Titus", "tacit", "tacitly". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Tacitus"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tacitus" is /ˈtæsɪtʊs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Tacitus"?

Latin Tacitus. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tacitus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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