courtroom

noun

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"courtroom" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“courtroom” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,315
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury.

Corpus desk

Index EN-courtroom · courtroom · English

courtroom · rank #13,315 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,315
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH conveniently

Nearest frequency peer: conveniently (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “courtroom”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “courtroom” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for courtroom
PropertyValue
Headwordcourtroom
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,315
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “courtroom”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).courtroomlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “conveniently” (#13,314), “cushion” (#13,316), “cyclist” (#13,317). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “courtroom” is #13,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around courtroom, anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,315 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for courtroom, with forms such as "ccourtroom", "corutroom", and "courrtoom". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From court + room. The correct English form is courtroom, spelled C-O-U-R-T-R-O-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how courtroom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dave: Livin’ the litigation life, ya gotta catch that courtroom rhythm.

Etymology

From court + room.

This word in other languages

salle d'audience(Français)Gerichtssaal(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccourtroom
  • corutroom
  • courrtoom
  • courrtroom
  • courtorom
  • courtrom
  • courtromo
  • courtroomm
  • courtrroom
  • courttroom
  • coutrroom
  • cuortroom
  • ocurtroom

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of courtroom - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccourtroom1corutroom2courrtoom2courrtroom1courtorom2courtrom1courtromo2courtroomm1
Edit distance from "courtroom"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "courtroom"?
"courtroom" is spelled C-O-U-R-T-R-O-O-M.
What does "courtroom" mean?
As a noun, "courtroom" means: The room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury.
What are common misspellings of "courtroom"?
Common misspellings include "ccourtroom", "corutroom", "courrtoom", "courrtroom", "courtorom". The correct spelling is "courtroom".
What is the origin of the word "courtroom"?
From court + room. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "courtroom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list