turnkey
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)nˌkiː/
"turnkey" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“turnkey” is uncommon English (frequency #50,861 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,861
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture).
Corpus desk
Index EN-turnkey · turnkey · English
turnkey · rank #50,861 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,861
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH Turkestan
Nearest frequency peer: Turkestan (-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 “turnkey”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- troubadour
troubadour
49,143 corpus weight
- tumbleweed
tumbleweed
49,142 corpus weight
- Turkestan
Turkestan
49,141 corpus weight
- turnkey
turnkey
49,140 corpus weight
- TVA
TVA
49,139 corpus weight
- twerk
twerk
49,138 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “turnkey” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | turnkey |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈtɜː(ɹ)nˌkiː/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #50,861 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “turnkey” in English
Rare enough to double-check
turnkey is uncommon English at frequency #50,861 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈtɜː(ɹ)nˌkiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture).".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for turnkey, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From turn + key. The correct English form is turnkey, spelled T-U-R-N-K-E-Y.
Definition
- 1Ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how turnkey appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They wanted a turnkey solution for the entire system, but we could only provide the enclosure.
Third World countries no longer want to purchase nuclear projects on a turn-key basis; they want to receive advanced technical training as well.
Etymology
From turn + key.
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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