shooting range
"shooting-range" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shooting range” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A facility designed for firearms practice.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shooting-range · shooting range · English
shooting range · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | shooting range |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shooting range” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shooting range is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for shooting range in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is shooting range, spelled S-H-O-O-T-I-N-G- -R-A-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1A facility designed for firearms practice.
- 2A distance that allows for shooting: one that is not so far as to make shooting infeasible, unlikely, or impossible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shooting range appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He enjoys going to the shooting range, but these days the price of cartridges and the price of range time have dampened his enthusiasm for the hobby.
within shooting range
This word in other languages
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.