gametime

noun

"gametime" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gametime” is uncommon English (frequency #81,351 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,351
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of game time.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gametime · gametime · English

gametime · rank #81,351 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,351
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH garang

Nearest frequency peer: garang (+2 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “gametime”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “gametime” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gametime
PropertyValue
Headwordgametime
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,351
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “gametime” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).gametimefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “garang” (#81,353), “Gardaí” (#81,354), “Gaw” (#81,356). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gametime” is #81,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gametime is uncommon English at frequency #81,351 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of game time.".

No misspelling variants are generated for gametime in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is gametime, spelled G-A-M-E-T-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of game time.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Whenever onscreen characters make a snide aside, the game is clever and funny. The majority of gametime, however, is spent blowing away bad guys without a hint of irony.
  2. With the temperature in the upper 30’s and a light rain falling at gametime, playing conditions were anything but ideal when undefeated SMU met Pittsburgh in the 1983 Cotton Bowl.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gametime"?
"gametime" is spelled G-A-M-E-T-I-M-E.
What does "gametime" mean?
As a noun, "gametime" means: Alternative form of game time.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gametime", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list