gunpoint
/ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/
"gunpoint" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gunpoint” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,393. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,393
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gunpoint · gunpoint · English
gunpoint · rank #22,393 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,393
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH Hades
Nearest frequency peer: Hades (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “gunpoint”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- giver
giver
77,611 corpus weight
- gnome
gnome
77,610 corpus weight
- gunpoint
gunpoint
77,608 corpus weight
- Hades
Hades
77,607 corpus weight
- handedly
handedly
77,606 corpus weight
- har
har
77,605 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “gunpoint” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gunpoint |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #22,393 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gunpoint” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around gunpoint (IPA /ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,393 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gunpoint, with forms such as "ggunpoint", "gnupoint", and "gunnpoint". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gun + point. The correct English form is gunpoint, spelled G-U-N-P-O-I-N-T.
Definition
- 1A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.
- 2Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.
Etymology
From gun + point.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ggunpoint
- gnupoint
- gunnpoint
- gunopint
- gunpiont
- gunpoinnt
- gunpointt
- gunpoitn
- gunponit
- gunppoint
- gupnoint
- ugnpoint
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gunpoint - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gunpoint", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #22,393 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.