Ursa Minor
/ˌɝsə ˈmaɪnɚ/
"ursa-minor" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ursa Minor” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. 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) - A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism of the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris, as well as Kochab.
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Index EN-ursa-minor · Ursa Minor · English
Ursa Minor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ursa Minor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌɝsə ˈmaɪnɚ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Ursa Minor” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Ursa Minor is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌɝsə ˈmaɪnɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism of the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris, as well as Kochab.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ursa Minor, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Ursa minor (“(the) lesser bear”). The correct English form is Ursa Minor, spelled U-R-S-A- -M-I-N-O-R.
Definition
- 1A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism of the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris, as well as Kochab.
Etymology
From Latin Ursa minor (“(the) lesser bear”).
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.