crowfoot

noun

"crowfoot" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“crowfoot” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of many plants, mostly of subgenus Ranunculus subg. Batrachium, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups

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Index EN-crowfoot · crowfoot · English

crowfoot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for crowfoot
PropertyValue
Headwordcrowfoot
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “crowfoot” in English

crowfootfalls 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.

Rare enough to double-check

crowfoot is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of many plants, mostly of subgenus Ranunculus subg. Batrachium, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups".

crowfoot doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From crow + foot. The correct English form is crowfoot, spelled C-R-O-W-F-O-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of many plants, mostly of subgenus Ranunculus subg. Batrachium, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups

Etymology

From crow + foot.

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 "crowfoot"?
"crowfoot" is spelled C-R-O-W-F-O-O-T.
What does "crowfoot" mean?
As a noun, "crowfoot" means: Any of many plants, mostly of subgenus Ranunculus subg. Batrachium, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups
What is the origin of the word "crowfoot"?
From crow + foot. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list