show jumping
"show-jumping" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“show jumping” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An equestrian event in which a rider's horse is jumped over an array of obstacles.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | show jumping |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “show jumping” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
show jumping is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
show jumping has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is show jumping, spelled S-H-O-W- -J-U-M-P-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1An equestrian event in which a rider's horse is jumped over an array of obstacles.
- 2A similar event with rabbits instead of ridden horses.
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.
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Using “show jumping”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-H-O-W- -J-U-M-P-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.