sharp-set
"sharp-set" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sharp-set” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; ravenous.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sharp-set |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sharp-set” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for sharp-set is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective. 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: "Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; ravenous.".
sharp-set has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is sharp-set, spelled S-H-A-R-P---S-E-T.
Definition
- 1Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; ravenous.
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 “sharp-set”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-H-A-R-P---S-E-T - 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.