meatgrinder
"meatgrinder" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“meatgrinder” 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 September 3, 2026) - A device for cutting meat into very small pieces.
Corpus desk
Index EN-meatgrinder · meatgrinder · English
meatgrinder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | meatgrinder |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “meatgrinder” in English
Rare enough to double-check
meatgrinder is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
meatgrinder has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 meat + grinder. The correct English form is meatgrinder, spelled M-E-A-T-G-R-I-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1A device for cutting meat into very small pieces.
- 2An activity with a high casualty or attrition rate, such as a military battle or an occupational or athletic activity.
- 3A process that is likely to be injurious in a non-physical way.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how meatgrinder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Keep your fingers away from the throat of the meatgrinder.
The mountainous second day of the race was a real meatgrinder, with 20% of racers dropping out.
Etymology
From meat + grinder.
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.