vesicular

adj

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"vesicular" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vesicular” is uncommon English (frequency #83,875 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,875
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to vesicles (vesiculae).

Corpus desk

Index EN-vesicular · vesicular · English

vesicular · rank #83,875 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,875
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH verboten

Nearest frequency peer: verboten (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “vesicular”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “vesicular” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vesicular
PropertyValue
Headwordvesicular
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,875
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “vesicular” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).vesicularfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “verboten” (#83,873), “veiling” (#83,871), “Villalobos” (#83,879). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vesicular” is #83,875. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vesicular is uncommon English at frequency #83,875 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for vesicular in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From vesicula + -ar. The correct English form is vesicular, spelled V-E-S-I-C-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to vesicles (vesiculae).
  2. 2
    Having vesicles.

Etymology

From vesicula + -ar.

Synonyms

vesiculatedvesiculose

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vesicular"?
"vesicular" is spelled V-E-S-I-C-U-L-A-R.
What does "vesicular" mean?
As an adjective, "vesicular" means: Of or pertaining to vesicles (vesiculae).
What is the origin of the word "vesicular"?
From vesicula + -ar. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vesicular", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

underrate#83,856unbending#83,854tribesman#83,835yachtsman#83,915

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list