adjacent

/əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/

//əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt// adj

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"adjacent" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adjacent” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,851. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,851
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adjacent · adjacent · English

adjacent · rank #5,851 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,851
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH washing

Nearest frequency peer: washing (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “adjacent”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “adjacent” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adjacent
PropertyValue
Headwordadjacent
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,851
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “adjacent”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).adjacentlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “washing” (#5,850), “visa” (#5,849), “appreciation” (#5,853). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adjacent” is #5,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around adjacent (IPA /əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,851 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for adjacent, with forms such as "adajcent", "addjacent", and "adjaccent". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Italic *jakēō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēnsder. English adjacent Borrowed from Latin adiacēns, adiacentis, derivative of adi… The correct English form is adjacent, spelled A-D-J-A-C-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
  2. 2
    Just before, after, or facing.
  3. 3
    Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how adjacent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room.
  2. The picture is on the adjacent page.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Italic *jakēō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēnsder. English adjacent Borrowed from Latin adiacēns, adiacentis, derivative of adiaceō (“to lie beside”); from ad (“to”) + iaceō (“to lie down”).

This word in other languages

adyacente(Español)adjacent(Français)daneben(Deutsch)adjacente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adajcent
  • addjacent
  • adjaccent
  • adjacennt
  • adjacentt
  • adjacetn
  • adjacnet
  • adjaecnt
  • adjcaent
  • adjjacent
  • ajdacent
  • dajacent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adjacent - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

adajcent2addjacent1adjaccent1adjacennt1adjacentt1adjacetn2adjacnet2adjaecnt2
Edit distance from "adjacent"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adjacent"?
"adjacent" is spelled A-D-J-A-C-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/.
What does "adjacent" mean?
As an adjective, "adjacent" means: Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
What are common misspellings of "adjacent"?
Common misspellings include "adajcent", "addjacent", "adjaccent", "adjacennt", "adjacentt". The correct spelling is "adjacent".
How do you pronounce "adjacent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adjacent" is /əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "adjacent"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Italic *jakēō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēnsder. English adjacent Borrowed from Latin adiacēns, adiacentis, derivat... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adjacent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list