put the kibosh on
"put-the-kibosh-on" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“put the kibosh on” 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
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To halt, stop, or squelch.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | put the kibosh on |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “put the kibosh on” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for put the kibosh on is 17 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 halt, stop, or squelch.".
No misspelling variants are generated for put the kibosh on in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: See kibosh. The correct English form is put the kibosh on, spelled P-U-T- -T-H-E- -K-I-B-O-S-H- -O-N.
Definition
- 1To halt, stop, or squelch.
Etymology
See kibosh.
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 “put the kibosh on”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-U-T- -T-H-E- -K-I-B-O-S-H- -O-N - 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.