spyglass
/ˈspaɪˌɡlæs/
"spyglass" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“spyglass” is uncommon English (frequency #71,126 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,126
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small portable telescope.
Corpus desk
Index EN-spyglass · spyglass · English
spyglass · rank #71,126 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,126
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH squeaker
Nearest frequency peer: squeaker (+1 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 “spyglass”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- sorption
sorption
28,883 corpus weight
- Southwick
Southwick
28,880 corpus weight
- spittle
spittle
28,878 corpus weight
- spyglass
spyglass
28,875 corpus weight
- squeaker
squeaker
28,874 corpus weight
- Sridevi
Sridevi
28,872 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “spyglass” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | spyglass |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈspaɪˌɡlæs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #71,126 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “spyglass” in English
Rare enough to double-check
spyglass is uncommon English at frequency #71,126 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈspaɪˌɡlæs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for spyglass in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From spy + glass. The correct English form is spyglass, spelled S-P-Y-G-L-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1A small portable telescope.
- 2A pair of binoculars.
Etymology
From spy + glass.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).