admire

/ədˈmaɪə/

//ədˈmaɪə// verb

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"admire" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“admire” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,412. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,412
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

Corpus desk

Index EN-admire · admire · English

admire · rank #7,412 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,412
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH writings

Nearest frequency peer: writings (-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 “admire”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “admire” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

admire vs amir
67% similar
admire vs admit
67% similar
admire vs adore
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for admire
PropertyValue
Headwordadmire
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ədˈmaɪə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,412
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “admire”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).admirelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “writings” (#7,411), “AF” (#7,413), “whale” (#7,410). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “admire” is #7,412. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around admire (IPA /ədˈmaɪə/), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,412 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for admire, with forms such as "addmire", "adimre", and "admier". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "amir", "admit", "adore", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English admyren, borrowed from Middle French admirer, from Latin admīror, from ad + mīror (“wonder at”). The correct English form is admire, spelled A-D-M-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
  2. 2
    To regard with wonder and delight.
  3. 3
    To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence.
  4. 4
    To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem.
  5. 5
    To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The poor fellow, admiring how he came there, was served in state all day long […].
  2. examples rather to be admired than imitated

Etymology

From Middle English admyren, borrowed from Middle French admirer, from Latin admīror, from ad + mīror (“wonder at”).

This word in other languages

admirar(Español)admirer(Français)bewundern(Deutsch)admirar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addmire
  • adimre
  • admier
  • admirre
  • admmire
  • admrie
  • amdire
  • damire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

addmire1adimre2admier2admirre1admmire1admrie2amdire2damire2
Edit distance from "admire"

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 "admire"?
"admire" is spelled A-D-M-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ədˈmaɪə/.
What does "admire" mean?
As a verb, "admire" means: To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
What words are commonly confused with "admire"?
"admire" is commonly confused with "amir", "admit", "adore". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "admire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "admire" is /ədˈmaɪə/. 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 "admire"?
From Middle English admyren, borrowed from Middle French admirer, from Latin admīror, from ad + mīror (“wonder at”). 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 "admire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list