hitch-hiker
"hitch-hiker" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hitch-hiker” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative spelling of hitchhiker.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hitch-hiker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hitch-hiker” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hitch-hiker is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of hitchhiker.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hitch-hiker, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hitch-hike + -er. The correct English form is hitch-hiker, spelled H-I-T-C-H---H-I-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of hitchhiker.
Etymology
From hitch-hike + -er.
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 “hitch-hiker”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-I-T-C-H---H-I-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.