full-bore
"full-bore" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“full-bore” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Thoroughgoing; complete; total.
Corpus desk
Index EN-full-bore · full-bore · English
full-bore · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | full-bore |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “full-bore” in English
Rare enough to double-check
full-bore is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
full-bore doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From full + bore (“barrel of a gun”). The correct English form is full-bore, spelled F-U-L-L---B-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1Thoroughgoing; complete; total.
- 2Having a relatively large caliber.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how full-bore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The problem had grown into a full-bore crisis.
He is a full-bore environmental activist.
Etymology
From full + bore (“barrel of a gun”).
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.