geronimo
/d͡ʒəˈɹɑnɪmoʊ/
"geronimo" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“geronimo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,078
- frequency rank, English
- 18,276
- “G” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A cry before jumping out of or into something.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | geronimo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /d͡ʒəˈɹɑnɪmoʊ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #34,078 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “geronimo” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around geronimo (IPA /d͡ʒəˈɹɑnɪmoʊ/), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #34,078 among 18,276 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A cry before jumping out of or into something.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for geronimo, with forms such as "egronimo", "geornimo", and "gernoimo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Various theories; see Wikipedia. In any case, likely ultimately from the name of Geronimo the Apache. Originally used by American paratroopers. The correct English form is geronimo, spelled G-E-R-O-N-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1A cry before jumping out of or into something.
Etymology
Various theories; see Wikipedia. In any case, likely ultimately from the name of Geronimo the Apache. Originally used by American paratroopers.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egronimo
- geornimo
- gernoimo
- geroinmo
- geronimmo
- geroniom
- geronmio
- geronnimo
- gerronimo
- ggeronimo
- greonimo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geronimo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “geronimo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-E-R-O-N-I-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /d͡ʒəˈɹɑnɪmoʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.