English horn
"english-horn" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“English horn” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A woodwind instrument similar to an oboe, but larger and pitched a fifth lower.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | English horn |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “English horn” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
English horn is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A woodwind instrument similar to an oboe, but larger and pitched a fifth lower.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for English horn, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of French cor anglais. The correct English form is English horn, spelled E-N-G-L-I-S-H- -H-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1A woodwind instrument similar to an oboe, but larger and pitched a fifth lower.
Etymology
Calque of French cor anglais.
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 “English horn”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-N-G-L-I-S-H- -H-O-R-N - 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.