ant-hill
/ˈænthɪl/
"ant-hill" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ant-hill” 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) - A mound-shaped nest built or inhabited by ants or termites.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ant-hill · ant-hill · English
ant-hill · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | ant-hill |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈænthɪl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ant-hill” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ant-hill is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈænthɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A mound-shaped nest built or inhabited by ants or termites.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ant-hill, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ant + hill. The correct English form is ant-hill, spelled A-N-T---H-I-L-L.
Definition
- 1A mound-shaped nest built or inhabited by ants or termites.
Etymology
From ant + hill.
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.