great-grandkid
"great-grandkid" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“great-grandkid” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A great-grandchild.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | great-grandkid |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “great-grandkid” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
great-grandkid is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A great-grandchild.".
No misspelling variants are generated for great-grandkid in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From great- + grandkid. The correct English form is great-grandkid, spelled G-R-E-A-T---G-R-A-N-D-K-I-D.
Definition
- 1A great-grandchild.
Etymology
From great- + grandkid.
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.
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Using “great-grandkid”
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- The one correct English spelling is G-R-E-A-T---G-R-A-N-D-K-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.