redcoat
/ˈɹɛdˌkoʊt/
"redcoat" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“redcoat” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A British soldier (stemming from the military uniform of British infantry since the 17th century).
Corpus desk
Index EN-redcoat · redcoat · English
redcoat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | redcoat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹɛdˌkoʊt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “redcoat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
redcoat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹɛdˌkoʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for redcoat, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. 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: Bahuvrihi compound of red + coat. The correct English form is redcoat, spelled R-E-D-C-O-A-T.
Definition
- 1A British soldier (stemming from the military uniform of British infantry since the 17th century).
- 2A member of the entertainment staff at Butlin's holiday camps in the United Kingdom, who wear red blazers.
- 3A fox.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how redcoat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The street sounds to the soldiers’ tread, / And out we troop to see: / A single redcoat turns his head, / He turns and looks at me.
He did not come in the dawning; he did not come at noon; / And out o' the tawny sunset, before the rise o' the moon, / When the road was a gypsy's ribbon, looping the purple moor, / A red-coat troop came marching— / Marching—marching— / King George's men came marching, up to the old inn-door.
Etymology
Bahuvrihi compound of red + coat.
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.