point the finger at
"point-the-finger-at" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“point the finger at” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To accuse or blame (someone).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | point the finger at |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “point the finger at” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for point the finger at is 19 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "To accuse or blame (someone).".
No misspelling variants are generated for point the finger at in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is point the finger at, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -T-H-E- -F-I-N-G-E-R- -A-T.
Definition
- 1To accuse or blame (someone).
This word in other languages
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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Using “point the finger at”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-O-I-N-T- -T-H-E- -F-I-N-G-E-R- -A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.