explosive belt
"explosive-belt" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“explosive belt” 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 May 6, 2026) - A belt packed with explosives and armed with a detonator, worn by a suicide bomber.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | explosive belt |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “explosive belt” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
explosive belt is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A belt packed with explosives and armed with a detonator, worn by a suicide bomber.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for explosive belt, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is explosive belt, spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-V-E- -B-E-L-T.
Definition
- 1A belt packed with explosives and armed with a detonator, worn by a suicide bomber.
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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 “explosive belt”
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- The one correct English spelling is E-X-P-L-O-S-I-V-E- -B-E-L-T - 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.