blowpipe
/ˈbloʊˌpaɪp/
"blowpipe" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“blowpipe” is an uncommon English word, ranked #95,750 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #95,750
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blowpipe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbloʊˌpaɪp/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #95,750 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “blowpipe” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for blowpipe is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbloʊˌpaɪp/. Corpus data places it at rank #95,750 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
blowpipe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From blow + pipe. The correct English form is blowpipe, spelled B-L-O-W-P-I-P-E.
Definition
- 1A narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture.
- 2A weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun.
- 3A long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown.
Etymology
From blow + pipe.
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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Using “blowpipe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-L-O-W-P-I-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbloʊˌpaɪp/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.