eighth note
"eighth-note" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eighth note” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A note having one-eighth the duration of a whole note; a quaver.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eighth note |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eighth note” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for eighth note is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A note having one-eighth the duration of a whole note; a quaver.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for eighth note, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of German Achtelnote. The correct English form is eighth note, spelled E-I-G-H-T-H- -N-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1A note having one-eighth the duration of a whole note; a quaver.
Etymology
Calque of German Achtelnote.
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 “eighth note”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-I-G-H-T-H- -N-O-T-E - 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.