vermicular
/vəˈmɪk.jʊ.lə/
"vermicular" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vermicular” 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) - Relating to, or having the form of, a worm.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vermicular · vermicular · English
vermicular · 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 "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 | vermicular |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /vəˈmɪk.jʊ.lə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “vermicular” in English
Rare enough to double-check
vermicular is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /vəˈmɪk.jʊ.lə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relating to, or having the form of, a worm.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vermicular, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is vermicular, spelled V-E-R-M-I-C-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Relating to, or having the form of, a worm.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vermicular appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
At length a generation more refined Improved the simple plan; made three legs four, Gave them a twisted form vermicular, And o’er the seat, with plenteous wadding stuff’d, Induced a splendid cover, green and blue, Yellow and red, of tapestry richly wrought And woven close, or needlework sublime.
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.