stinkhole

noun

"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.

Key facts for stinkhole
PropertyValue
Headwordstinkhole
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “stinkhole” in English

stinkholesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    A filthy, squalid place.
  2. 2
    Term of abuse.
  3. 3
    The anus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how stinkhole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stinkhole"?
"stinkhole" is spelled S-T-I-N-K-H-O-L-E.
What does "stinkhole" mean?
As a noun, "stinkhole" means: A filthy, squalid place.
What is the origin of the word "stinkhole"?
From stink + hole. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list