game of chance

noun

"game-of-chance" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“game of chance” 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 September 3, 2026) - A game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by random variables (chance and luck) rather than strictly by strategy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-game-of-chance · game of chance · English

game of chance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for game of chance
PropertyValue
Headwordgame of chance
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “game of chance” in English

game of chancesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

game of chance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by random variables (chance and luck) rather than strictly by strategy.".

game of chance 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is game of chance, spelled G-A-M-E- -O-F- -C-H-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by random variables (chance and luck) rather than strictly by strategy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how game of chance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The state fair offers many family-friendly amusements, including tasty foods, games of chance, a petting zoo, and more.
  2. Some religious sects frown upon any games of chance, even if no gambling is involved.

Synonyms

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 "game of chance"?
"game of chance" is spelled G-A-M-E- -O-F- -C-H-A-N-C-E.
What does "game of chance" mean?
As a noun, "game of chance" means: A game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by random variables (chance and luck) rather than strictly by strategy.
What language does "game of chance" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list