splutter
/ˈsplʌtə/
"splutter" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“splutter” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A forceful emission of something, especially in small drops or particles; a spluttering or sputtering.
Corpus desk
Index EN-splutter · splutter · English
splutter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | splutter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsplʌtə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “splutter” in English
Rare enough to double-check
splutter is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsplʌtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for splutter in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: The noun is imitative. The verb is derived from the noun. The correct English form is splutter, spelled S-P-L-U-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A forceful emission of something, especially in small drops or particles; a spluttering or sputtering.
- 2A forceful choking or spitting sound.
- 3A noisy commotion.
- 4A disagreement or dispute.
- 5Chaotic and forceful speaking, verbal exchange, etc.; (countable) an instance of this.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how splutter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
a splutter of water from a pipe
[He] broke down a slap, as he called it, in a dry stone fence, and lugged the unresisting animal [a horse] through the breach, about a rood of the simple masonry giving way in the splutter with which he passed.
Etymology
The noun is imitative. The verb is derived from the noun.
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.