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 September 3, 2026) - The temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.
Corpus desk
Index EN-boiling-point · boiling point · English
boiling point · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | boiling point |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “boiling point” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how boiling point appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Although the encounter was bathed in sunshine, the match failed to reach boiling point but that will be of little concern to Gerard Houllier's team, who took a huge step forward before they face crucial matches against their relegation rivals.
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.