moonraker
/ˈmuːn.ɹeɪ.kə/
"moonraker" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“moonraker” is uncommon English (frequency #83,531 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,531
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Someone from Wiltshire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moonraker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmuːn.ɹeɪ.kə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #83,531 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “moonraker” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
moonraker is uncommon English at frequency #83,531 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmuːn.ɹeɪ.kə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for moonraker, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From moon + raker. (someone from Wiltshire): After a story in which some Wiltshire peasants, seeing the reflection of the moon in a shallow pool, tried to rake it out. The correct English form is moonraker, spelled M-O-O-N-R-A-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Someone from Wiltshire.
- 2A small, light sail located high on a mast (above the skysail) and used for speed.
Etymology
From moon + raker. (someone from Wiltshire): After a story in which some Wiltshire peasants, seeing the reflection of the moon in a shallow pool, tried to rake it out.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “moonraker”
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- The one correct English spelling is M-O-O-N-R-A-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmuːn.ɹeɪ.kə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.