nuthook
"nuthook" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nuthook” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A hook on a pole to pull down boughs for gathering nuts.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nuthook · nuthook · English
nuthook · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nuthook |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nuthook” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nuthook is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for nuthook in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From nut + hook. The correct English form is nuthook, spelled N-U-T-H-O-O-K.
Definition
- 1A hook on a pole to pull down boughs for gathering nuts.
- 2A thief who steals by means of a hook.
- 3A bailiff who metaphorically hooks or seizes malefactors; a policeman; a constable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nuthook appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nuthook, nuthook, you lie.
Etymology
From nut + hook.
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.