turbot
/ˈtɜːbət/
"turbot" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“turbot” is uncommon English (frequency #76,417 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,417
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
Corpus desk
Index EN-turbot · turbot · English
turbot · rank #76,417 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,417
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH tuberous
Nearest frequency peer: tuberous (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “turbot”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- trou
trou
23,590 corpus weight
- tubercle
tubercle
23,586 corpus weight
- tuberous
tuberous
23,585 corpus weight
- turbot
turbot
23,584 corpus weight
- twosome
twosome
23,580 corpus weight
- ultrathin
ultrathin
23,579 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “turbot” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “turbot” in English
Rare enough to double-check
turbot is uncommon English at frequency #76,417 among 3,151 “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).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how turbot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car. Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of lamb—the usual railway dinner.
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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