grenade launcher
"grenade-launcher" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“grenade launcher” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A weapon that shoots grenades from a device.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grenade launcher |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grenade launcher” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
grenade launcher is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A weapon that shoots grenades from a device.".
Zero misspellings are on record for grenade launcher in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Compound of grenade + launcher. The correct English form is grenade launcher, spelled G-R-E-N-A-D-E- -L-A-U-N-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1A weapon that shoots grenades from a device.
Etymology
Compound of grenade + launcher.
This word in other languages
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 “grenade launcher”
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- The one correct English spelling is G-R-E-N-A-D-E- -L-A-U-N-C-H-E-R - 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.