turbid
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)bɪd/
"turbid" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“turbid” is uncommon English (frequency #79,154 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,154
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear. (of a liquid)
Corpus desk
Index EN-turbid · turbid · English
turbid · rank #79,154 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,154
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH TTR
Nearest frequency peer: TTR (-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 “turbid”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Tsushima
Tsushima
20,849 corpus weight
- TTR
TTR
20,848 corpus weight
- turbid
turbid
20,847 corpus weight
- UEA
UEA
20,846 corpus weight
- UNFCCC
UNFCCC
20,843 corpus weight
- UNFPA
UNFPA
20,842 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “turbid” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | turbid |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈtɜː(ɹ)bɪd/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,154 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “turbid” in English
Rare enough to double-check
turbid is uncommon English at frequency #79,154 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈtɜː(ɹ)bɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for turbid in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English turbide, borrowed from Latin turbidus (“disturbed”), from turba (“mass, throng, crowd, tumult, disturbance”). The correct English form is turbid, spelled T-U-R-B-I-D.
Definition
- 1Having the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear. (of a liquid)
- 2Smoky or misty.
- 3Unclear; confused; obscure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how turbid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
turbid water
On the 6th October, the 18th day of her illness, she presented the following phenomena: — pulse small and quick — urine yellow and turbid.
Etymology
From Middle English turbide, borrowed from Latin turbidus (“disturbed”), from turba (“mass, throng, crowd, tumult, disturbance”).
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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