grasshopper
/ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/
"grasshopper" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“grasshopper” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,858. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,858
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct f...
Corpus desk
Index EN-grasshopper · grasshopper · English
grasshopper · rank #27,858 · 14 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #27,858
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH gosling
Nearest frequency peer: gosling (-1 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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “grasshopper”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- gino
gino
72,146 corpus weight
- giro
giro
72,145 corpus weight
- gosling
gosling
72,144 corpus weight
- grasshopper
grasshopper
72,143 corpus weight
- groupings
groupings
72,142 corpus weight
- Guildford
Guildford
72,140 corpus weight
What this shows “grasshopper” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grasshopper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #27,858 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “grasshopper”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around grasshopper (IPA /ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,858 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for grasshopper, with forms such as "garsshopper", "ggrasshopper", and "grashopper". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English grashoppere, alteration of earlier grashoppe, from Old English græshoppa (“grasshopper”). Equivalent to grass + hopper. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gäärshupper, Dutch grashupper, grashipper, German Low German Grashüpper, Gresshüpper, … The correct English form is grasshopper, spelled G-R-A-S-S-H-O-P-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
- 2A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
- 3A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
- 4A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.
- 5A young student in the initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.
- 6A frequent user of marijuana.
- 7In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key.
- 8A fairy chess piece which moves orthogonally or diagonally, but must hop over a piece to move or capture, landing one square beyond the hopped piece.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grasshopper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Even in my happiest moments, while the grass was crowded with flowers beneath me—the sweet monotony of the running water in mine ear, only broken by the cheerful chant of the grasshopper—the boughs of the chestnut, filled with sunshine, dazzling my eyes, till the golden air seemed thronged with lovely shapes,—even then came pale and mournful shadows, whos…
But it is as a destroyer of grasshoppers that the dickcissel excels.
Etymology
From Middle English grashoppere, alteration of earlier grashoppe, from Old English græshoppa (“grasshopper”). Equivalent to grass + hopper. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gäärshupper, Dutch grashupper, grashipper, German Low German Grashüpper, Gresshüpper, German Grashüpfer, Danish græshoppe, Swedish gräshoppa, Norwegian gresshoppe.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- garsshopper
- ggrasshopper
- grashopper
- grashsopper
- grasshhopper
- grasshopepr
- grasshoper
- grasshopperr
- grasshoppre
- grasshpoper
- grassohpper
- grrasshopper
- grsashopper
- rgasshopper
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grasshopper - 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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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
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