counter-time
"counter-time" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“counter-time” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An attack that responds to the opponent's counter-attack.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | counter-time |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “counter-time” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
counter-time is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An attack that responds to the opponent's counter-attack.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for counter-time, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From counter- + time. The correct English form is counter-time, spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R---T-I-M-E.
Definition
- 1An attack that responds to the opponent's counter-attack.
Etymology
From counter- + time.
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 “counter-time”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-U-N-T-E-R---T-I-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.