boiling point
/ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/
"boiling-point" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“boiling point” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boiling point |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boiling point” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
boiling point is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for boiling point in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is boiling point, spelled B-O-I-L-I-N-G- -P-O-I-N-T.
Definition
- 1The temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.
- 2The state of being heated, with high aggression.
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.
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Using “boiling point”
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- The one correct English spelling is B-O-I-L-I-N-G- -P-O-I-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ (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.