washing machine
"washing-machine" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“washing 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A machine, usually automatic, that washes clothes, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | washing machine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “washing machine” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
washing machine is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A machine, usually automatic, that washes clothes, etc.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for washing machine, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is washing machine, spelled W-A-S-H-I-N-G- -M-A-C-H-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1A machine, usually automatic, that washes clothes, etc.
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “washing machine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-A-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.