wordmeal
/ˈwɜːdmiːl/
"wordmeal" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wordmeal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One word at a time; word by word.
Corpus desk
Index EN-wordmeal · wordmeal · English
wordmeal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wordmeal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈwɜːdmiːl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “wordmeal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
wordmeal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈwɜːdmiːl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One word at a time; word by word.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wordmeal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From word + -meal (suffix denoting an amount, fixed number, or measure at a time). The correct English form is wordmeal, spelled W-O-R-D-M-E-A-L.
Definition
- 1One word at a time; word by word.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how wordmeal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Had I time, you space, and either of us patience, I could take this passage wordmeal, and dispute every word of it.
Etymology
From word + -meal (suffix denoting an amount, fixed number, or measure at a time).
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.