# gunshot

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt/ · frequency rank #15,182

## Definitions
1. The act of discharging a firearm.
2. The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun; the reach or range of a gun.
3. A bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun.

## Etymology
From gun + shot.

## Easily confused with
- **gunship** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gunship-vs-gunshot)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ggunshot`, `gnushot`, `gunhsot`, `gunnshot`, `gunshhot`, `gunshott`, `gunshto`, `gunsoht`, `gunsshot`, `gusnhot`, `ugnshot`

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