minigolf
"minigolf" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“minigolf” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Miniature golf.
Corpus desk
Index EN-minigolf · minigolf · English
minigolf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | minigolf |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “minigolf” in English
Rare enough to double-check
minigolf is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for minigolf, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mini- + golf. The correct English form is minigolf, spelled M-I-N-I-G-O-L-F.
Definition
- 1Miniature golf.
- 2A course for playing miniature golf.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how minigolf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Despite his fame, he's a humble, laid-back guy, more than willing to teach me a thing or two about minigolf. We're definitely in the right city for the lesson. With more than 50 courses in a 96-kilometre radius, some argue that the area, whose population is just over 200,000 year-round, is the minigolf capital of the world.
The commercial strips of the mid-twentieth century lined with minigolfs, kiddie parks, drive-in theaters, and shopping.
Etymology
From mini- + golf.
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.