cordite
/ˈkɔːdaɪt/
"cordite" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cordite” is uncommon English (frequency #91,383 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,383
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cordite · cordite · English
cordite · rank #91,383 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,383
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH corder
Nearest frequency peer: corder (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “cordite”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- cooed
cooed
8,622 corpus weight
- coquettish
coquettish
8,620 corpus weight
- corder
corder
8,619 corpus weight
- cordite
cordite
8,618 corpus weight
- CPN
CPN
8,616 corpus weight
- crackerjack
crackerjack
8,614 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “cordite” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cordite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɔːdaɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #91,383 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cordite” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cordite is uncommon English at frequency #91,383 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɔːdaɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for cordite in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cord + -ite, because the material is manufactured into long cordlike cylinders. The correct English form is cordite, spelled C-O-R-D-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.
Etymology
From cord + -ite, because the material is manufactured into long cordlike cylinders.
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); 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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