spoonbill
/ˈspunˌbɪl/
"spoonbill" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“spoonbill” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
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Index EN-spoonbill · spoonbill · English
spoonbill · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | spoonbill |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈspunˌbɪl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “spoonbill” in English
Rare enough to double-check
spoonbill is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈspunˌbɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for spoonbill in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From spoon + bill, owing to the shape of the animal's beak. The correct English form is spoonbill, spelled S-P-O-O-N-B-I-L-L.
Definition
- 1Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
- 2A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the river basins of Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri, or its extinct close relatives.
Etymology
From spoon + bill, owing to the shape of the animal's beak.
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.