cuckoo-hawk
"cuckoo-hawk" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cuckoo-hawk” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Either of two African hawks in the genus Aviceda
Corpus desk
Index EN-cuckoo-hawk · cuckoo-hawk · English
cuckoo-hawk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cuckoo-hawk |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cuckoo-hawk” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cuckoo-hawk is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Either of two African hawks in the genus Aviceda".
cuckoo-hawk has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cuckoo + hawk. The correct English form is cuckoo-hawk, spelled C-U-C-K-O-O---H-A-W-K.
Definition
- 1Either of two African hawks in the genus Aviceda
Etymology
From cuckoo + hawk.
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.