sharpshooter

noun

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"sharpshooter" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sharpshooter” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,651. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,651
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sharpshooter · sharpshooter · English

sharpshooter · rank #45,651 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,651
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shaka

Nearest frequency peer: shaka (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sharpshooter”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “sharpshooter” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sharpshooter
PropertyValue
Headwordsharpshooter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#45,651
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sharpshooter”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).sharpshooterlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “shaka” (#45,650), “shiner” (#45,652), “Segundo” (#45,648). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sharpshooter” is #45,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around sharpshooter, anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,651 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for sharpshooter, with forms such as "hsarpshooter", "sahrpshooter", and "shaprshooter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: sharp + shooter, a calque of German Scharfschütze. The correct English form is sharpshooter, spelled S-H-A-R-P-S-H-O-O-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.
  2. 2
    A proconiine (type of leafhopper).
  3. 3
    A submission hold characterized by one wrestler twisting the other's legs upwards while sitting on their back.

Etymology

sharp + shooter, a calque of German Scharfschütze.

This word in other languages

francotirador(Español)tireur d'élite(Français)Scharfschütze(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsarpshooter
  • sahrpshooter
  • shaprshooter
  • sharphsooter
  • sharppshooter
  • sharpshhooter
  • sharpshooetr
  • sharpshooterr
  • sharpshootre
  • sharpshootter
  • sharpshoter
  • sharpshotoer
  • sharpsohoter
  • sharpsshooter
  • sharrpshooter
  • sharsphooter
  • shharpshooter
  • shrapshooter
  • ssharpshooter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sharpshooter - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hsarpshooter2sahrpshooter2shaprshooter2sharphsooter2sharppshooter1sharpshhooter1sharpshooetr2sharpshooterr1
Edit distance from "sharpshooter"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sharpshooter"?
"sharpshooter" is spelled S-H-A-R-P-S-H-O-O-T-E-R.
What does "sharpshooter" mean?
As a noun, "sharpshooter" means: A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.
What are common misspellings of "sharpshooter"?
Common misspellings include "hsarpshooter", "sahrpshooter", "shaprshooter", "sharphsooter", "sharppshooter". The correct spelling is "sharpshooter".
What is the origin of the word "sharpshooter"?
sharp + shooter, a calque of German Scharfschütze. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sharpshooter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list