crosshairs

noun

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"crosshairs" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“crosshairs” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,576. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,576
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of crosshair

Corpus desk

Index EN-crosshairs · crosshairs · English

crosshairs · rank #41,576 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,576
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH croquet

Nearest frequency peer: croquet (-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 “crosshairs”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crosshairs” 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 crosshairs
PropertyValue
Headwordcrosshairs
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,576
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “crosshairs”

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).crosshairslands 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 “croquet” (#41,575), “Cristian” (#41,574), “crim” (#41,573). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crosshairs” is #41,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around crosshairs, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,576 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for crosshairs, with forms such as "ccrosshairs", "corsshairs", and "croshairs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is crosshairs, spelled C-R-O-S-S-H-A-I-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of crosshair
  2. 2
    A set of two perpendicular lines in the sight of a firearm, used to align the gun with the target.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Industry experts are concerned that if the railway doesn't change tack, it would soon find itself out of step with the needs of the nation and in the crosshairs of a Treasury looking to slash spending.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrosshairs
  • corsshairs
  • croshairs
  • croshsairs
  • crossahirs
  • crosshairrs
  • crosshairss
  • crosshaisr
  • crossharis
  • crosshhairs
  • crosshiars
  • crrosshairs
  • crsoshairs
  • rcosshairs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crosshairs - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccrosshairs1corsshairs2croshairs1croshsairs2crossahirs2crosshairrs1crosshairss1crosshaisr2
Edit distance from "crosshairs"

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 "crosshairs"?
"crosshairs" is spelled C-R-O-S-S-H-A-I-R-S.
What does "crosshairs" mean?
As a noun, "crosshairs" means: plural of crosshair
What are common misspellings of "crosshairs"?
Common misspellings include "ccrosshairs", "corsshairs", "croshairs", "croshsairs", "crossahirs". The correct spelling is "crosshairs".
What language does "crosshairs" come from?
"crosshairs" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

condiment14 variantscompacted14 variantsdislodged14 variantsdreadfully14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list