runneth
"runneth" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“runneth” is uncommon English (frequency #77,169 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,169
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of run
Corpus desk
Index EN-runneth · runneth · English
runneth · rank #77,169 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,169
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH rUK
Nearest frequency peer: rUK (-2 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “runneth”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- rubidium
rubidium
22,835 corpus weight
- rUK
rUK
22,834 corpus weight
- runneth
runneth
22,832 corpus weight
- sainted
sainted
22,830 corpus weight
- Salvini
Salvini
22,829 corpus weight
- sandhill
sandhill
22,827 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “runneth” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | runneth |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #77,169 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “runneth” in English
Rare enough to double-check
runneth is uncommon English at frequency #77,169 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of run".
No misspelling variants are generated for runneth in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From run + -eth. The correct English form is runneth, spelled R-U-N-N-E-T-H.
Definition
- 1third-person singular simple present indicative of run
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how runneth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
God it must be a faff having to get nigh-on naked every time your bladder runneth over, and imagine how much worse it must be if you only have a 20-second break to run off stage to the loo.
Etymology
From run + -eth.
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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