locksmithing
/ˈlɒkˌsmɪθɪŋ/
"locksmithing" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“locksmithing” 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) - The science and art of making and defeating locks.
Corpus desk
Index EN-locksmithing · locksmithing · English
locksmithing · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | locksmithing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɒkˌsmɪθɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “locksmithing” in English
Rare enough to double-check
locksmithing is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɒkˌsmɪθɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The science and art of making and defeating locks.".
No misspelling variants are generated for locksmithing in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From locksmith + -ing. The correct English form is locksmithing, spelled L-O-C-K-S-M-I-T-H-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1The science and art of making and defeating locks.
Etymology
From locksmith + -ing.
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.