speedrun
/ˈspiːd.ɹʌn/
"speedrun" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“speedrun” is uncommon English (frequency #84,769 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,769
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with ...
Corpus desk
Index EN-speedrun · speedrun · English
speedrun · rank #84,769 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,769
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH soundproofing
Nearest frequency peer: soundproofing (-3 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.
Long-tail ranks near “speedrun”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- soporific
soporific
15,237 corpus weight
- Sorokin
Sorokin
15,236 corpus weight
- soundproofi…
soundproofing
15,235 corpus weight
- speedrun
speedrun
15,232 corpus weight
- spoor
spoor
15,229 corpus weight
- sportsperson
sportsperson
15,228 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “speedrun” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | speedrun |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈspiːd.ɹʌn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #84,769 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “speedrun” in English
Rare enough to double-check
speedrun is uncommon English at frequency #84,769 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈspiːd.ɹʌn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with ...".
No misspelling variants are generated for speedrun in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From speed + run. There are isolated attestations of the term as far back as the 19th century, mostly hyphenated as speed-run and in an engineering context; it is unlikely that these cases influenced the modern form. The correct English form is speedrun, spelled S-P-E-E-D-R-U-N.
Definition
- 1A playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with certain prerequisites.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how speedrun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the speedrun of Super Mario Bros. 3, Anonymous Jones finishes the whole game in just 11 minutes.
This paper concerns speedruns of Minecraft: Java Edition, and, in particular, speedruns of the category known as "Any% Random Seed Glitchless" (RSG) performed on version 1.16. A brief summary of the relevant mechanics and speedrun strategies follows for the unfamiliar reader.
Etymology
From speed + run. There are isolated attestations of the term as far back as the 19th century, mostly hyphenated as speed-run and in an engineering context; it is unlikely that these cases influenced the modern form.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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