nineteenth hole
"nineteenth-hole" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nineteenth hole” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nineteenth-hole · nineteenth hole · English
nineteenth hole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | nineteenth hole |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nineteenth hole” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nineteenth hole is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for nineteenth hole in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From an extension of the golf course hole-numbering system, wherein a (normal) full-length course consists of eighteen holes. The correct English form is nineteenth hole, spelled N-I-N-E-T-E-E-N-T-H- -H-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1A pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nineteenth hole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The incident occurred at the "University Bar," Sinclair Road, the public house now styled the "Nineteenth Hole."
Many golfers enjoy the tradition associated with the nineteenth hole. This tradition usually involves a trip to the clubhouse bar, or something serving its reasonable approximation, [... for] a few drinks. On occasion, some golfers get carried away at the nineteenth hole, sometimes in handcuffs.
Etymology
From an extension of the golf course hole-numbering system, wherein a (normal) full-length course consists of eighteen holes.
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.
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