hexcraft
/ˈhɛksˌkɹɑːft/
"hexcraft" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hexcraft” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The practice, art, or skill of casting hexes and spells; sorcery; witchcraft.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hexcraft · hexcraft · English
hexcraft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hexcraft |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɛksˌkɹɑːft/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hexcraft” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hexcraft is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhɛksˌkɹɑːft/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The practice, art, or skill of casting hexes and spells; sorcery; witchcraft.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hexcraft, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hex + -craft. The correct English form is hexcraft, spelled H-E-X-C-R-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1The practice, art, or skill of casting hexes and spells; sorcery; witchcraft.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hexcraft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sympathetic and imitative magick, herbal enchantment, charms and fetishes, candle magick, love magick, potion-brewing, mojo magick, hexcraft, and Hoodoo folk magick are but several examples of what many regard as low magick.
Unlike the Wiccans I was hanging out with lately—my friend Bronwyn and her good-natured coven—I don't shy away from hexcraft.
Etymology
From hex + -craft.
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.