worktop
"worktop" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“worktop” is uncommon English (frequency #90,075 among 12,113 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,075
- frequency rank, English
- 12,113
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.
Corpus desk
Index EN-worktop · worktop · English
worktop · rank #90,075 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,075
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 12,113
- PHOTO-FINISH Workington
Nearest frequency peer: Workington (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “worktop”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Wolford
Wolford
9,929 corpus weight
- woll
woll
9,928 corpus weight
- Workington
Workington
9,927 corpus weight
- worktop
worktop
9,926 corpus weight
- worming
worming
9,925 corpus weight
- Yalu
Yalu
9,922 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “worktop” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | worktop |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #90,075 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “worktop” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
worktop is uncommon English at frequency #90,075 among 12,113 “W” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.".
No misspelling variants are generated for worktop in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From work + top. The correct English form is worktop, spelled W-O-R-K-T-O-P.
Definition
- 1A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.
Etymology
From work + top.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "worktop", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.