# dreadnought

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɹɛd.nɔːt/ · frequency rank #45,899

## Definitions
1. A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
2. A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
3. One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
4. One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
5. One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
6. One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.

## Etymology
Named after HMS Dreadnought, the first battleship finished of this type, itself named for Etymology 2.

## Common misspellings (17)
`ddreadnought`, `deradnought`, `draednought`, `dreaddnought`, `dreadnnought`, `dreadnoguht`, `dreadnougght`, `dreadnoughht`, `dreadnoughtt`, `dreadnougth`, `dreadnouhgt`, `dreadnuoght`, `dreadonught`, `dreandought`, `dredanought`, `drreadnought`, `rdeadnought`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dreadnought