black as coal
"black-as-coal" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“black as coal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Completely black.
Corpus desk
Index EN-black-as-coal · black as coal · English
black as coal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | black as coal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “black as coal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
black as coal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Completely black.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for black as coal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English blak as cole. The correct English form is black as coal, spelled B-L-A-C-K- -A-S- -C-O-A-L.
Definition
- 1Completely black.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how black as coal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I wanna see it painted / painted black / black as night / black as coal
Well she's black as coal, but she burn like a fire, And she wrap herself around you like a well-worn tire.
Etymology
From Middle English blak as cole.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.