spoilsport
/ˈspɔɪl.spɔːt/
"spoilsport" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“spoilsport” 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) - Someone who puts an end to others' fun, especially harmless fun.
Corpus desk
Index EN-spoilsport · spoilsport · English
spoilsport · 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
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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 | spoilsport |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈspɔɪl.spɔːt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “spoilsport” in English
Rare enough to double-check
spoilsport is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈspɔɪl.spɔːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Someone who puts an end to others' fun, especially harmless fun.".
No misspelling variants are generated for spoilsport in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the verbal expression spoil sport (“ruin the amusement”). The correct English form is spoilsport, spelled S-P-O-I-L-S-P-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Someone who puts an end to others' fun, especially harmless fun.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spoilsport appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I know I am a sad spoilsport, but it would make me wretched.
He looks a spoilsport. There are men in whose presence it is impossible to have any fun: men who are a sort of walking conscience.
Etymology
From the verbal expression spoil sport (“ruin the amusement”).
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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.