one hundred
"one-hundred" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“one hundred” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The number 100.
Corpus desk
Index EN-one-hundred · one hundred · English
one hundred · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | one hundred |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “one hundred” in English
Rare enough to double-check
one hundred is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The number 100.".
No misspelling variants are generated for one hundred in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Univerbation of one + hundred. The correct English form is one hundred, spelled O-N-E- -H-U-N-D-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1The number 100.
Etymology
Univerbation of one + hundred.
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.