vibratory
"vibratory" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vibratory” is uncommon English (frequency #63,347 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,347
- frequency rank, English
- 7,391
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Causing or exhibiting vibrations.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vibratory · vibratory · English
vibratory · rank #63,347 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,347
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,391
- PHOTO-FINISH Vikki
Nearest frequency peer: Vikki (+1 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 “vibratory”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- upstage
upstage
36,660 corpus weight
- vibratory
vibratory
36,654 corpus weight
- Vikki
Vikki
36,653 corpus weight
- vill
vill
36,652 corpus weight
- Vinay
Vinay
36,651 corpus weight
- violator
violator
36,649 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “vibratory” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vibratory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #63,347 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vibratory” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vibratory is uncommon English at frequency #63,347 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vibratory, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From vibrate + -ory. The correct English form is vibratory, spelled V-I-B-R-A-T-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Causing or exhibiting vibrations.
- 2Of or relating to vibrations of a spiritual, etheric, or astral nature.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vibratory appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The seven levels would, therefore, correspond to the various vibratory planes of the subtle bodies of the world.
Etymology
From vibrate + -ory.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 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.