turbot
/ˈtɜːbət/
"turbot" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“turbot” is uncommon English (frequency #76,417 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,417
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | turbot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɜːbət/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #76,417 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “turbot” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
turbot is uncommon English at frequency #76,417 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɜːbət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
turbot doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English turbot, turbut, from Anglo-Norman turbut, Old French turbot, torbot, from Old Swedish tornbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt, flatfish”). The correct English form is turbot, spelled T-U-R-B-O-T.
Definition
- 1Any of species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
- 2Any of various other flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters.
- 3A triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen).
Etymology
From Middle English turbot, turbut, from Anglo-Norman turbut, Old French turbot, torbot, from Old Swedish tornbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt, flatfish”).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct English spelling is T-U-R-B-O-T - 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.