tibial
/ˈtɪbi.əl/
"tibial" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tibial” is uncommon English (frequency #59,077 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,077
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tibial · tibial · English
tibial · rank #59,077 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,077
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH tog
Nearest frequency peer: tog (+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 “tibial”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- thei
thei
40,927 corpus weight
- Thomason
Thomason
40,926 corpus weight
- tibial
tibial
40,924 corpus weight
- tog
tog
40,923 corpus weight
- topside
topside
40,922 corpus weight
- Torrington
Torrington
40,921 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “tibial” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tibial |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈtɪbi.əl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #59,077 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tibial” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tibial is uncommon English at frequency #59,077 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈtɪbi.əl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tibial, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin tībiālis, equivalent to tibia + -al. The correct English form is tibial, spelled T-I-B-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.
- 2Of or relating to a pipe or flute.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tibial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
tibial plateau
Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.
Etymology
From Latin tībiālis, equivalent to tibia + -al.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).