crime scene
"crime-scene" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“crime scene” 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The location of a crime, especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crime scene |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crime scene” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for crime scene is 11 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: "The location of a crime, especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for crime scene in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is crime scene, spelled C-R-I-M-E- -S-C-E-N-E.
Definition
- 1The location of a crime, especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “crime scene”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-R-I-M-E- -S-C-E-N-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.