poison hemlock
"poison-hemlock" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“poison hemlock” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - European hemlock Conium maculatum, an extremely poisonous plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poison hemlock |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poison hemlock” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
poison hemlock is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
poison hemlock has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From poison + hemlock. The correct English form is poison hemlock, spelled P-O-I-S-O-N- -H-E-M-L-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1European hemlock Conium maculatum, an extremely poisonous plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae.
- 2A lethally poisonous drink made from the plant.
Etymology
From poison + hemlock.
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 “poison hemlock”
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- The one correct English spelling is P-O-I-S-O-N- -H-E-M-L-O-C-K - 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.