gossipmonger
"gossipmonger" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gossipmonger” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who gossips (spreads gossip).
Corpus desk
Index EN-gossipmonger · gossipmonger · English
gossipmonger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | gossipmonger |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gossipmonger” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gossipmonger is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who gossips (spreads gossip).".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gossipmonger, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gossip + monger. The correct English form is gossipmonger, spelled G-O-S-S-I-P-M-O-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who gossips (spreads gossip).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gossipmonger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger; rumorer, rumourer; blabbermouth, talebearer, telltale
Etymology
From gossip + monger.
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.