honeysuckle

Name: honeysuckle, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/

//ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“honeysuckle” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,191. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,191
frequency rank, English: 23,837
“H” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell-shaped flowers.

Key facts for honeysuckle
Property	Value
Headword	honeysuckle
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#43,191
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “honeysuckle” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). honeysuckle lands here:

#43,191

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around honeysuckle (IPA /ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,191 among 23,837 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for honeysuckle, with forms such as "hhoneysuckle", "hnoeysuckle", and "hoenysuckle". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English honysokel, honisokel, honysocle, hunisuccle, perhaps an alteration of Middle English honysoke, honysouke (“honeysuckle”) (whence honeysuck), from Old English huniġsūce, huniġsūge (“honeysuckle”); equivalent to honey + suck + -le, or hone… The correct English form is honeysuckle, spelled H-O-N-E-Y-S-U-C-K-L-E.

Definition

1
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell-shaped flowers.
2
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
3
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
4
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
5
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
6
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
7
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia

Etymology

From Middle English honysokel, honisokel, honysocle, hunisuccle, perhaps an alteration of Middle English honysoke, honysouke (“honeysuckle”) (whence honeysuck), from Old English huniġsūce, huniġsūge (“honeysuckle”); equivalent to honey + suck + -le, or honeysuck + -le.

This word in other languages

madreselva(Español)chèvrefeuille(Français)Geißblatt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hhoneysuckle
hnoeysuckle
hoenysuckle
honesyuckle
honeyscukle
honeyssuckle
honeysucckle
honeysuckel
honeysuckkle
honeysucklle
honeysuclke
honeysukcle
honeyusckle
honeyysuckle
honneysuckle
honyesuckle
ohneysuckle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of honeysuckle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "honeysuckle"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "honeysuckle"?

"honeysuckle" is spelled H-O-N-E-Y-S-U-C-K-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/.

What does "honeysuckle" mean?

As a noun, "honeysuckle" means: Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell-shaped flowers.

What are common misspellings of "honeysuckle"?

Common misspellings include "hhoneysuckle", "hnoeysuckle", "hoenysuckle", "honesyuckle", "honeyscukle". The correct spelling is "honeysuckle".

How do you pronounce "honeysuckle"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "honeysuckle" is /ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/. 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 "honeysuckle"?

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Using “honeysuckle”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is H-O-N-E-Y-S-U-C-K-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/ (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.