cushat
/ˈkʌʃət/
"cushat" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cushat” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cushat · cushat · English
cushat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | cushat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkʌʃət/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cushat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cushat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkʌʃət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove.".
Zero misspellings are on record for cushat in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English cowshott, cowschote, quyshte, from Old English cūsċeote (literally “cow shoot”), although it is difficult to understand why such a name would be given to these birds. Doublet of quist. The correct English form is cushat, spelled C-U-S-H-A-T.
Definition
- 1A pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cushat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Thro' lofty groves the Cuſhat roves, The path of man to ſhun it
[A]nd no sound falls on my ears, except the distant roar of a passing train, the song of linnets, and croodle of turtle-dove and cushat.
Etymology
From Middle English cowshott, cowschote, quyshte, from Old English cūsċeote (literally “cow shoot”), although it is difficult to understand why such a name would be given to these birds. Doublet of quist.
Synonyms
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.