# woodpecker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwʊdpɛkə/ · frequency rank #36,399

## Definitions
1. Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.
2. A Type 92 heavy machine gun.

## Etymology
From wood + pecker. Compare Middle English wod spek (“woodpecker”), Middle English wodehake (“woodpecker”), Middle English wodewale (“woodpecker”). Displaced speight.

## Common misspellings (15)
`owodpecker`, `wodopecker`, `wodpecker`, `wooddpecker`, `woodepcker`, `woodpceker`, `woodpeccker`, `woodpecekr`, `woodpeckerr`, `woodpeckker`, `woodpeckre`, `woodpekcer`, `woodppecker`, `woopdecker`, `wwoodpecker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/woodpecker