discus thrower
"discus-thrower" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“discus thrower” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An athlete who takes part in the discus throw.
Corpus desk
Index EN-discus-thrower · discus thrower · English
discus thrower · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | discus thrower |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “discus thrower” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
discus thrower is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An athlete who takes part in the discus throw.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for discus thrower in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: discus throw + -er or discus + thrower The correct English form is discus thrower, spelled D-I-S-C-U-S- -T-H-R-O-W-E-R.
Definition
- 1An athlete who takes part in the discus throw.
Etymology
discus throw + -er or discus + thrower
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.
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