hiding place

/ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˌpleɪs/

//ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˌpleɪs// noun

"hiding-place" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hiding place” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A place where someone or something may be hidden.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hiding-place · hiding place · English

hiding place · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for hiding place
PropertyValue
Headwordhiding place
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˌpleɪs/
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “hiding place” in English

hiding placeranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hiding place is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˌpleɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A place where someone or something may be hidden.".

No misspelling variants are generated for hiding place in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hiding + place. The correct English form is hiding place, spelled H-I-D-I-N-G- -P-L-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A place where someone or something may be hidden.

Etymology

From hiding + place.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hiding place"?
"hiding place" is spelled H-I-D-I-N-G- -P-L-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˌpleɪs/.
What does "hiding place" mean?
As a noun, "hiding place" means: A place where someone or something may be hidden.
How do you pronounce "hiding place"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hiding place" is /ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˌpleɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "hiding place"?
From hiding + place. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list