hiding place
/ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˌpleɪs/
"hiding-place" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hiding place” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A place where someone or something may be hidden.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hiding place |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˌpleɪs/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hiding place” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for hiding place is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˌpleɪs/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1A 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.
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Using “hiding place”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-I-D-I-N-G- -P-L-A-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˌpleɪs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.