curry comb

/ˈkʌɹiˌkəʊm/

//ˈkʌɹiˌkəʊm// noun

"curry-comb" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A flat comb used to brush down a horse.

Corpus desk

Index EN-curry-comb · curry comb · English

curry comb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for curry comb
PropertyValue
Headwordcurry comb
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkʌɹiˌkəʊm/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “curry comb” in English

curry combsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

curry comb is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkʌɹiˌkəʊm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A flat comb used to brush down a horse.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for curry comb, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is curry comb, spelled C-U-R-R-Y- -C-O-M-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    A flat comb used to brush down a horse.

This word in other languages

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 "curry comb"?
"curry comb" is spelled C-U-R-R-Y- -C-O-M-B. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʌɹiˌkəʊm/.
What does "curry comb" mean?
As a noun, "curry comb" means: A flat comb used to brush down a horse.
How do you pronounce "curry comb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curry comb" is /ˈkʌɹiˌkəʊm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curry comb" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list