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 May 6, 2026) - A device for cutting meat into very small pieces.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | meatgrinder |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “meatgrinder” sits in English frequency
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.
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.
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Using “meatgrinder”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-E-A-T-G-R-I-N-D-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.