tabasco pepper

noun

"tabasco-pepper" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tabasco pepper” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A variety of chili pepper having a conical shape and a bitter and burning taste, Capsicum frutescens variety tabasco.

Key facts for tabasco pepper
PropertyValue
Headwordtabasco pepper
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tabasco pepper” sits in English frequency

tabasco pepper falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tabasco pepper is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A variety of chili pepper having a conical shape and a bitter and burning taste, Capsicum frutescens variety tabasco.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tabasco pepper in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: See Tabasco. The correct English form is tabasco pepper, spelled T-A-B-A-S-C-O- -P-E-P-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A variety of chili pepper having a conical shape and a bitter and burning taste, Capsicum frutescens variety tabasco.

Etymology

See Tabasco.

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 "tabasco pepper"?
"tabasco pepper" is spelled T-A-B-A-S-C-O- -P-E-P-P-E-R.
What does "tabasco pepper" mean?
As a noun, "tabasco pepper" means: A variety of chili pepper having a conical shape and a bitter and burning taste, Capsicum frutescens variety tabasco.
What is the origin of the word "tabasco pepper"?
See Tabasco. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “tabasco pepper”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is T-A-B-A-S-C-O- -P-E-P-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list