resting-place
"resting-place" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“resting-place” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of resting place.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | resting-place |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “resting-place” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
resting-place is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of resting place.".
Zero misspellings are on record for resting-place in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English restyng place, restingplace, rystynge-place, restynge place, equivalent to resting + place. The correct English form is resting-place, spelled R-E-S-T-I-N-G---P-L-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of resting place.
Etymology
From Middle English restyng place, restingplace, rystynge-place, restynge place, equivalent to resting + place.
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 “resting-place”
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- The one correct English spelling is R-E-S-T-I-N-G---P-L-A-C-E - 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.