popcorn
/ˈpɒp.kɔː(ɹ)n/
"popcorn" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“popcorn” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #10,746 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,746
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | popcorn |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɒp.kɔː(ɹ)n/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,746 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “popcorn” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for popcorn is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpɒp.kɔː(ɹ)n/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,746 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for popcorn, with forms such as "oppcorn", "pocporn", and "popccorn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Short for popped corn. By surface analysis, pop + corn. The correct English form is popcorn, spelled P-O-P-C-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
- 2A serving of popcorn.
- 3A piece of popcorn.
- 4A type of corn or maize with a hard outer hull that, along with the type of starch it contains, makes it suitable for popping.
- 5A kind of stitch similar to a bobble.
- 6A form of brainstorming in which participants call out their ideas immediately, instead of waiting for an assigned turn to speak.
- 7Entertainment for observers.
- 8A slow Belgian style of soul music popular in the early 1960s.
- 9A Romanian style of Europop popular in the late 2000s.
Etymology
Short for popped corn. By surface analysis, pop + corn.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: oppcorn,pocporn,popccorn,popconr,popcornn,popcorrn,popcron,popocrn,poppcorn,ppocorn,ppopcorn
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of popcorn - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “popcorn”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-O-P-C-O-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpɒp.kɔː(ɹ)n/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.