cornhole
/ˈkɔɹnˌhoʊl/
"cornhole" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cornhole” is an uncommon English word, ranked #73,986 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #73,986
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A small room connected to a threshing floor.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cornhole |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɔɹnˌhoʊl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #73,986 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cornhole” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cornhole is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɔɹnˌhoʊl/. Corpus data places it at rank #73,986 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for cornhole in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From corn + hole. (anus): From the old-fashioned practice of using dried corncobs instead of toilet paper in outdoor privies. The correct English form is cornhole, spelled C-O-R-N-H-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1A small room connected to a threshing floor.
- 2A game similar to beanbag toss, popular in Ohio, in which a bag filled with corn feed is thrown into a hole.
- 3The anus.
Etymology
From corn + hole. (anus): From the old-fashioned practice of using dried corncobs instead of toilet paper in outdoor privies.
Synonyms
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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Using “cornhole”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-R-N-H-O-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɔɹnˌhoʊl/ (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.