horse bean
"horse-bean" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“horse bean” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A broad bean (Vicia faba var. equina),
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | horse bean |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “horse bean” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
horse bean is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for horse bean in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: So called because of use in feeding horses. The correct English form is horse bean, spelled H-O-R-S-E- -B-E-A-N.
Definition
- 1A broad bean (Vicia faba var. equina),
- 2A jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis).
Etymology
So called because of use in feeding horses.
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 “horse bean”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-O-R-S-E- -B-E-A-N - 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.