Mount Godwin-Austen

name

"mount-godwin-austen" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mount Godwin-Austen” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Former name of K2.

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Index EN-mount-godwin-austen · Mount Godwin-Austen · English

Mount Godwin-Austen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Mount Godwin-Austen
PropertyValue
HeadwordMount Godwin-Austen
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Mount Godwin-Austen” in English

Mount Godwin-Austenranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mount Godwin-Austen is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Former name of K2.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mount Godwin-Austen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: After Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, English topographer. The correct English form is Mount Godwin-Austen, spelled M-O-U-N-T- -G-O-D-W-I-N---A-U-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Former name of K2.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Mount Godwin-Austen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Arthur K. Gilkey, who was killed while trying to conquer Mount Godwin Austen (K-2) as a member of a nine-man American team, was believed to have been buried alive under an avalanche on a ridge at a height of 25,000 feet on Aug. 10, Dr. Charles S. Houston said today.

Etymology

After Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, English topographer.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mount Godwin-Austen"?
"Mount Godwin-Austen" is spelled M-O-U-N-T- -G-O-D-W-I-N---A-U-S-T-E-N.
What does "Mount Godwin-Austen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mount Godwin-Austen" means: Former name of K2.
What is the origin of the word "Mount Godwin-Austen"?
After Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, English topographer. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list