threshing machine

noun

"threshing-machine" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A farm machine for threshing grain.

Key facts for threshing machine
PropertyValue
Headwordthreshing machine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “threshing machine” sits in English frequency

threshing machine 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

threshing machine is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A farm machine for threshing grain.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for threshing machine in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is threshing machine, spelled T-H-R-E-S-H-I-N-G- -M-A-C-H-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A farm machine for threshing grain.

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 "threshing machine"?
"threshing machine" is spelled T-H-R-E-S-H-I-N-G- -M-A-C-H-I-N-E.
What does "threshing machine" mean?
As a noun, "threshing machine" means: A farm machine for threshing grain.
What language does "threshing machine" come from?
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Using “threshing machine”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is T-H-R-E-S-H-I-N-G- -M-A-C-H-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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