body part

noun

"body-part" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“body part” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any part of an animal organism, such as an organ, limb or extremity.

Corpus desk

Index EN-body-part · body part · English

body part · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for body part
PropertyValue
Headwordbody part
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “body part” in English

body partfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

body part is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for body part in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is body part, spelled B-O-D-Y- -P-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any part of an animal organism, such as an organ, limb or extremity.
  2. 2
    Any part of the body of a vehicle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how body part appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eighteen of the Alzheimer elderly were able to identify at least ten body-parts.
  2. 1997, Gerald Thorn, Phil Embleton, Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding HEAVY DUTY The low-set, high-intensity system (1 to 3 sets per bodypart) was popularized by Dr. Arthur Jones, inventor of the Nautilus equipment.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "body part"?
"body part" is spelled B-O-D-Y- -P-A-R-T.
What does "body part" mean?
As a noun, "body part" means: Any part of an animal organism, such as an organ, limb or extremity.
What language does "body part" come from?
"body part" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list