needlepoint
/ˈniːdl̩ˌpɔɪnt/
"needlepoint" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“needlepoint” is uncommon English (frequency #66,867 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,867
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A craft involving pulling yarn, thread, or floss through a canvas mesh to produce a decorative design.
Corpus desk
Index EN-needlepoint · needlepoint · English
needlepoint · rank #66,867 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,867
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH neuralgia
Nearest frequency peer: neuralgia (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “needlepoint”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Nakano
Nakano
33,142 corpus weight
- NDE
NDE
33,137 corpus weight
- needlepoint
needlepoint
33,134 corpus weight
- neuralgia
neuralgia
33,133 corpus weight
- nipper
nipper
33,128 corpus weight
- nitrile
nitrile
33,127 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “needlepoint” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | needlepoint |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈniːdl̩ˌpɔɪnt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #66,867 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “needlepoint” in English
Rare enough to double-check
needlepoint is uncommon English at frequency #66,867 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈniːdl̩ˌpɔɪnt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for needlepoint in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From needle + point. The correct English form is needlepoint, spelled N-E-E-D-L-E-P-O-I-N-T.
Definition
- 1A craft involving pulling yarn, thread, or floss through a canvas mesh to produce a decorative design.
- 2An object made using that craft.
Etymology
From needle + point.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).