truculence
/ˈtrʌk.jə.ləns/
"truculence" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“truculence” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - The state of being truculent; eagerness to fight; ferocity.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | truculence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtrʌk.jə.ləns/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “truculence” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
truculence is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtrʌk.jə.ləns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being truculent; eagerness to fight; ferocity.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for truculence, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French truculence, from Latin truculentia. The correct English form is truculence, spelled T-R-U-C-U-L-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The state of being truculent; eagerness to fight; ferocity.
Etymology
From French truculence, from Latin truculentia.
Synonyms
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 “truculence”
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- The one correct English spelling is T-R-U-C-U-L-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtrʌk.jə.ləns/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.