gunnery
/ˈɡʌn.əɹ.i/
"gunnery" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gunnery” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #40,723 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,723
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The science of guns and gunfire, including aspects of bullet flight and impact.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gunnery |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡʌn.əɹ.i/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #40,723 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gunnery” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for gunnery is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡʌn.əɹ.i/. Corpus data places it at rank #40,723 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gunnery, with forms such as "ggunnery", "gnunery", and "gunenry". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "gurney", "Gunter", "Gunner", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gun + -ery. The correct English form is gunnery, spelled G-U-N-N-E-R-Y.
Definition
- 1The science of guns and gunfire, including aspects of bullet flight and impact.
- 2The design and manufacture of guns, particularly those of a large caliber.
- 3The firing of guns.
- 4A place where guns are tested, or where people are trained in their use.
Etymology
From gun + -ery.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggunnery,gnunery,gunenry,gunery,gunnerry,gunneryy,gunneyr,gunnrey,ugnnery
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gunnery - 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 “gunnery”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-U-N-N-E-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡʌn.əɹ.i/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gurney” - see the side-by-side comparison. gunnery vs gurney
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.