# steeplechase

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstiːpəltʃeɪs/ · frequency rank #47,932

## Definitions
1. A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.
2. An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way.

## Etymology
Compound of steeple + chase, from horse races in 18th century Ireland in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple.

## Common misspellings (18)
`seteplechase`, `ssteeplechase`, `steelpechase`, `steepelchase`, `steeplcehase`, `steeplecahse`, `steeplecchase`, `steeplechaes`, `steeplechasse`, `steeplechhase`, `steeplechsae`, `steeplehcase`, `steepllechase`, `steepplechase`, `stepelechase`, `steplechase`, `stteeplechase`, `tseeplechase`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/steeplechase