threescore
/ˈθɹiskɔɹ/
"threescore" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“threescore” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sixty (60).
Corpus desk
Index EN-threescore · threescore · English
threescore · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | threescore |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈθɹiskɔɹ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “threescore” in English
Rare enough to double-check
threescore is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈθɹiskɔɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sixty (60).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for threescore, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From three + score. Compare the etymology of Danish tres. The correct English form is threescore, spelled T-H-R-E-E-S-C-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1Sixty (60).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how threescore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand, and seuen hundred and threescore, very able men for the worke of the seruice of the house of God.
Words cannot picture her; but all men know That solemn sketch the pure sad artist wrought Three centuries and threescore years ago
Etymology
From three + score. Compare the etymology of Danish tres.
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.