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 May 6, 2026) - Either of two African hawks in the genus Aviceda
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cuckoo-hawk |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cuckoo-hawk” sits in English frequency
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.
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Using “cuckoo-hawk”
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- The one correct English spelling is C-U-C-K-O-O---H-A-W-K - 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.