ninjutsu
/nɪnd͡ʒɪtsu/
"ninjutsu" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ninjutsu” is uncommon English (frequency #87,609 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,609
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Japanese martial art that is a collection of techniques originally practiced for Japanese espionage purposes, and includes methods of gathering information, nondetection, avoidance, and misdirect...
Corpus desk
Index EN-ninjutsu · ninjutsu · English
ninjutsu · rank #87,609 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,609
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH nimby
Nearest frequency peer: nimby (-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 “ninjutsu”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- neta
neta
12,396 corpus weight
- nimby
nimby
12,393 corpus weight
- ninjutsu
ninjutsu
12,392 corpus weight
- nitrogenous
nitrogenous
12,391 corpus weight
- nondestruct…
nondestructive
12,389 corpus weight
- Northcott
Northcott
12,387 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “ninjutsu” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ninjutsu |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /nɪnd͡ʒɪtsu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #87,609 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ninjutsu” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ninjutsu is uncommon English at frequency #87,609 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /nɪnd͡ʒɪtsu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Japanese martial art that is a collection of techniques originally practiced for Japanese espionage purposes, and includes methods of gathering information, nondetection, avoidance, and misdirect...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ninjutsu, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Japanese 忍術 (ninjutsu). The correct English form is ninjutsu, spelled N-I-N-J-U-T-S-U.
Definition
- 1A Japanese martial art that is a collection of techniques originally practiced for Japanese espionage purposes, and includes methods of gathering information, nondetection, avoidance, and misdirection techniques. Used by ninja (忍者).
Etymology
From Japanese 忍術 (ninjutsu).
Synonyms
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).