spider hole
"spider-hole" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“spider hole” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small, usually camouflaged hole dug in the ground where someone can hide.
Corpus desk
Index EN-spider-hole · spider hole · English
spider hole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | spider hole |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “spider hole” in English
Rare enough to double-check
spider hole is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A small, usually camouflaged hole dug in the ground where someone can hide.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for spider hole, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is spider hole, spelled S-P-I-D-E-R- -H-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1A small, usually camouflaged hole dug in the ground where someone can hide.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spider hole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The ragged fugitive dragged from a spider hole near Tikrit in December 2003 was physically diminished - Saddam lost weight on the run - and the subsequent incarceration and near invisibility whittled his relevance.
The grenade launcher was passed to Davis, who fired a beehive round into the spider hole.
Synonyms
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.