stinkhole
"stinkhole" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stinkhole” 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) - A filthy, squalid place.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stinkhole · stinkhole · English
stinkhole · 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 | stinkhole |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stinkhole” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stinkhole is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for stinkhole, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From stink + hole. The correct English form is stinkhole, spelled S-T-I-N-K-H-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1A filthy, squalid place.
- 2Term of abuse.
- 3The anus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how stinkhole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This hotel is a real stinkhole!
Etymology
From stink + hole.
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.