vomitory
"vomitory" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vomitory” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The entrance into a theater or other large public venue, where masses of people are disgorged into the stands; a vomitorium
Corpus desk
Index EN-vomitory · vomitory · English
vomitory · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | vomitory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “vomitory” in English
Rare enough to double-check
vomitory is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for vomitory in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin vomitōrium, early 17th c. The correct English form is vomitory, spelled V-O-M-I-T-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1The entrance into a theater or other large public venue, where masses of people are disgorged into the stands; a vomitorium
- 2A substance that induces vomiting; an emetic
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vomitory appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This city, as you know, is built deep beneath the surface of the earth, with only the vomitories protruding.
Etymology
From Latin vomitōrium, early 17th c.
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.