# swordfish

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɔː(ɹ)dfɪʃ/ · frequency rank #43,403

## Definitions
1. A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
2. A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely three rows and three columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.

## Etymology
From Middle English swerdfysche, from Old English *sweordfisċ. Equivalent to sword + fish.

## Common misspellings (15)
`sowrdfish`, `sswordfish`, `swodrfish`, `sworddfish`, `swordffish`, `swordfihs`, `swordfishh`, `swordfissh`, `swordfsih`, `swordifsh`, `sworfdish`, `sworrdfish`, `swrodfish`, `swwordfish`, `wsordfish`

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