vertiginous
/vɜː(ɹ)ˈtɪd͡ʒɪnəs/
"vertiginous" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vertiginous” is uncommon English (frequency #93,296 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,296
- frequency rank, English
- 7,391
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vertiginous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /vɜː(ɹ)ˈtɪd͡ʒɪnəs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #93,296 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vertiginous” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vertiginous is uncommon English at frequency #93,296 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /vɜː(ɹ)ˈtɪd͡ʒɪnəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vertiginous, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French vertigineux, from Latin vertīginōsus. The correct English form is vertiginous, spelled V-E-R-T-I-G-I-N-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards.
- 2Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings).
- 3Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings).
- 4Revolving; rotating; rotatory.
Etymology
From Middle French vertigineux, from Latin vertīginōsus.
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.
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Using “vertiginous”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-E-R-T-I-G-I-N-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /vɜː(ɹ)ˈtɪd͡ʒɪnəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.