# gunpoint

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/ · frequency rank #22,393

## Definitions
1. A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.
2. Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.

## Etymology
From gun + point.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ggunpoint`, `gnupoint`, `gunnpoint`, `gunopint`, `gunpiont`, `gunpoinnt`, `gunpointt`, `gunpoitn`, `gunponit`, `gunppoint`, `gupnoint`, `ugnpoint`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gunpoint