food processor

noun

"food-processor" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“food processor” 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
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A small kitchen appliance for chopping or pureeing food.

Key facts for food processor
PropertyValue
Headwordfood processor
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “food processor” sits in English frequency

food processor falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for food processor is 14 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 small kitchen appliance for chopping or pureeing food.".

food processor has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is food processor, spelled F-O-O-D- -P-R-O-C-E-S-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small kitchen appliance for chopping or pureeing food.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "food processor"?
"food processor" is spelled F-O-O-D- -P-R-O-C-E-S-S-O-R.
What does "food processor" mean?
As a noun, "food processor" means: A small kitchen appliance for chopping or pureeing food.
What language does "food processor" come from?
"food processor" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “food processor”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is F-O-O-D- -P-R-O-C-E-S-S-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list