gapeworm
"gapeworm" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gapeworm” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus trachea), that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
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Index EN-gapeworm · gapeworm · English
gapeworm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gapeworm |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gapeworm” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gapeworm is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus trachea), that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gapeworm, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gape + worm. The correct English form is gapeworm, spelled G-A-P-E-W-O-R-M.
Definition
- 1A parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus trachea), that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
Etymology
From gape + worm.
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.