cross-section
"cross-section" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cross-section” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of cross section.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cross-section |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cross-section” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cross-section is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of cross section.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cross-section, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is cross-section, spelled C-R-O-S-S---S-E-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of cross section.
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 “cross-section”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-R-O-S-S---S-E-C-T-I-O-N - 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.