10-gon
"10-gon" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“10-gon” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of decagon: A polygon with ten sides and ten angles.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | 10-gon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “10-gon” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
10-gon is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of decagon: A polygon with ten sides and ten angles.".
10-gon has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From 10 + -gon. The correct English form is 10-gon, spelled 1-0---G-O-N.
Definition
- 1Synonym of decagon: A polygon with ten sides and ten angles.
Etymology
From 10 + -gon.
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.
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Using “10-gon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is 1-0---G-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.