string bean
"string-bean" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“string bean” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any long, slender green bean.
Corpus desk
Index EN-string-bean · string bean · English
string bean · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | string bean |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “string bean” in English
Rare enough to double-check
string bean is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for string bean in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named for the tough, fibrous string running along the length of the pod (even though it is not present in some modern varieties). The correct English form is string bean, spelled S-T-R-I-N-G- -B-E-A-N.
Definition
- 1Any long, slender green bean.
- 2Any long, slender green bean.
- 3Any long, slender green bean.
- 4Any long, slender green bean.
- 5Any long, slender green bean.
- 6A tall and thin person.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how string bean appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Summer squashes almost in their golden blossom; cucumbers, now evincing a tendency to spread away from the main stock, and ramble far and wide; two or three rows of string-beans and as many more that were about to festoon themselves on poles;
Well, I rung the fallout shelter bell / And I leaned my head and I gave a yell / “Give me a string bean, I’m a hungry man” / A shotgun fired and away I ran
Etymology
Named for the tough, fibrous string running along the length of the pod (even though it is not present in some modern varieties).
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.