abattoir
/ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/
"abattoir" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abattoir” is uncommon English (frequency #52,747 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,747
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
Corpus desk
Index EN-abattoir · abattoir · English
abattoir · rank #52,747 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,747
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH abbess
Nearest frequency peer: abbess (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “abattoir”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- abattoir
abattoir
47,254 corpus weight
- abbess
abbess
47,253 corpus weight
- ABCs
ABCs
47,252 corpus weight
- Abidjan
Abidjan
47,251 corpus weight
- accede
accede
47,247 corpus weight
- accrual
accrual
47,246 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “abattoir” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abattoir |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #52,747 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “abattoir” in English
Rare enough to double-check
abattoir is uncommon English at frequency #52,747 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
abattoir doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French abattoir, from abattre (“to slaughter”) (cognate to abate) + -oir (“-ory”). The correct English form is abattoir, spelled A-B-A-T-T-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
- 2A place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abattoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Once the cows reach maturity, they're sent to the abattoir.
The army's raid on the enemy turned into a major abattoir.
Etymology
Borrowed from French abattoir, from abattre (“to slaughter”) (cognate to abate) + -oir (“-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.
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