thalamus
/ˈθæləməs/
"thalamus" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thalamus” is uncommon English (frequency #57,122 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,122
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thalamus · thalamus · English
thalamus · rank #57,122 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,122
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH Temecula
Nearest frequency peer: Temecula (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “thalamus”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- tabular
tabular
42,883 corpus weight
- tawdry
tawdry
42,882 corpus weight
- Temecula
Temecula
42,880 corpus weight
- thalamus
thalamus
42,879 corpus weight
- Thibault
Thibault
42,877 corpus weight
- threshing
threshing
42,876 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “thalamus” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thalamus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈθæləməs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #57,122 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thalamus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thalamus is uncommon English at frequency #57,122 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈθæləməs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for thalamus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 thalamus, from Ancient Greek θάλαμος (thálamos, “an inner chamber, a bedroom, a bed”). The correct English form is thalamus, spelled T-H-A-L-A-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
- 2The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
- 3A thallus.
- 4An inner room or nuptial chamber.
Etymology
From Latin thalamus, from Ancient Greek θάλαμος (thálamos, “an inner chamber, a bedroom, a bed”).
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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