spare part
"spare-part" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“spare part” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A component of any manufactured goods, kept in reserve to replace one that fails; a spare.
Corpus desk
Index EN-spare-part · spare part · English
spare part · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | spare part |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “spare part” in English
Rare enough to double-check
spare part is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A component of any manufactured goods, kept in reserve to replace one that fails; a spare.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for spare part in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is spare part, spelled S-P-A-R-E- -P-A-R-T.
Definition
- 1A component of any manufactured goods, kept in reserve to replace one that fails; a spare.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spare part appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It is extremely difficult to obtain spare parts from abroad, and these are manufactured in the shops [workshops].
As for the rest, Steward says: " I suspect probably only 40 to 50 may have a future on the rails, and the others will be componentised. As with all industries, recycling is a very big thing. There's a lot of value in the spare parts."
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.