vermicelli
"vermicelli" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vermicelli” is uncommon English (frequency #81,954 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,954
- frequency rank, English
- 7,391
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vermicelli · vermicelli · English
vermicelli · rank #81,954 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,954
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,391
- PHOTO-FINISH vining
Nearest frequency peer: vining (+4 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “vermicelli”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- valuer
valuer
18,053 corpus weight
- vaulter
vaulter
18,052 corpus weight
- vermicelli
vermicelli
18,047 corpus weight
- vining
vining
18,043 corpus weight
- Vizag
Vizag
18,038 corpus weight
- vocalizing
vocalizing
18,037 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “vermicelli” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vermicelli |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #81,954 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vermicelli” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vermicelli is uncommon English at frequency #81,954 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vermicelli, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian vermicelli, plural of vermicello (“little worm”), from verme (“worm”), from Latin vermis + -cello (“diminutive suffix”). The correct English form is vermicelli, spelled V-E-R-M-I-C-E-L-L-I.
Definition
- 1Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.
- 2Any type of long, thin noodles, as in rice vermicelli.
- 3Chocolate sprinkles.
Etymology
From Italian vermicelli, plural of vermicello (“little worm”), from verme (“worm”), from Latin vermis + -cello (“diminutive suffix”).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.