ventripotent
/vɛnˈtɹɪpətənt/
"ventripotent" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ventripotent” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a big belly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ventripotent · ventripotent · English
ventripotent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | ventripotent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /vɛnˈtɹɪpətənt/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ventripotent” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ventripotent is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /vɛnˈtɹɪpətənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ventripotent, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French ventripotent, from Latin venter (“belly”) + potens (“powerful”). The correct English form is ventripotent, spelled V-E-N-T-R-I-P-O-T-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Having a big belly.
- 2Gluttonous.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ventripotent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Of the ridiculous statue Manduce; and how, and what the Gastrolaters sacrifice to their ventripotent [translating ventripotent] god.
The reception committee consisted of Constance and a ventripotent Swiss banker, representing the Red Cross ….
Etymology
From Middle French ventripotent, from Latin venter (“belly”) + potens (“powerful”).
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.