Mount Godwin-Austen
"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.
Corpus desk
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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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 | Mount Godwin-Austen |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Mount Godwin-Austen” in English
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
- 1Former name of K2.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mount Godwin-Austen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.