body temperature
"body-temperature" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“body temperature” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The temperature of the body of a person or animal, especially when used as a simple guide to health.
Corpus desk
Index EN-body-temperature · body temperature · English
body temperature · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | body temperature |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “body temperature” in English
Rare enough to double-check
body temperature is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The temperature of the body of a person or animal, especially when used as a simple guide to health.".
Zero misspellings are on record for body temperature in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is body temperature, spelled B-O-D-Y- -T-E-M-P-E-R-A-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1The temperature of the body of a person or animal, especially when used as a simple guide to health.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how body temperature appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The normal body temperature of a dog falls within the range of about 38°C to 39°C.
Heatwaves are especially damaging to children, as they are less able to regulate their body temperature compared to adults, the statement said, adding that the more heatwaves children are exposed to, the greater the chance of health problems including chronic respiratory conditions, asthma, and cardiovascular diseases.
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.