umbrageous
/ʌmˈbɹeɪdʒəs/
"umbrageous" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“umbrageous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having or providing shade; shady.
Corpus desk
Index EN-umbrageous · umbrageous · English
umbrageous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | umbrageous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʌmˈbɹeɪdʒəs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “umbrageous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
umbrageous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʌmˈbɹeɪdʒəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for umbrageous, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French ombrageux, or from umbrage + -ous. The correct English form is umbrageous, spelled U-M-B-R-A-G-E-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Having or providing shade; shady.
- 2Irritable, easily upset.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how umbrageous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] What tho' his Forests wave / Umbrageous to the Gale, and Nature walks / In loose Luxuriance o'er his native Plains; / Those Forests wave, those Plains delight no more; / […]
Not a single one of those "umbrageous trees," of which our Mayor declaimed so feelingly, has yet been planted; […] They should protest against his withdrawal from that station, until the banks of the Monongahela and Duquesne Way are once more covered with "umbrageous trees," […]
Etymology
From Middle French ombrageux, or from umbrage + -ous.
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.