Cox's Orange Pippin

noun

"cox-s-orange-pippin" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Cox's Orange Pippin” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An English cultivar of eating apple

Key facts for Cox's Orange Pippin
PropertyValue
HeadwordCox's Orange Pippin
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cox's Orange Pippin” sits in English frequency

Cox's Orange Pippin falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Cox's Orange Pippin is 19 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "An English cultivar of eating apple".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Cox's Orange Pippin, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: First grown in 1830 by English horticulturist Richard Cox. The correct English form is Cox's Orange Pippin, spelled C-O-X-'-S- -O-R-A-N-G-E- -P-I-P-P-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An English cultivar of eating apple

Etymology

First grown in 1830 by English horticulturist Richard Cox.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cox's Orange Pippin"?
"Cox's Orange Pippin" is spelled C-O-X-'-S- -O-R-A-N-G-E- -P-I-P-P-I-N.
What does "Cox's Orange Pippin" mean?
As a noun, "Cox's Orange Pippin" means: An English cultivar of eating apple
What is the origin of the word "Cox's Orange Pippin"?
First grown in 1830 by English horticulturist Richard Cox. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Cox's Orange Pippin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-X-'-S- -O-R-A-N-G-E- -P-I-P-P-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list