admit
/ədˈmɪt/
"admit" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“admit” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,567 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #2,567
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | admit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ədˈmɪt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #2,567 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “admit” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for admit is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ədˈmɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,567 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for admit, with forms such as "addmit", "adimt", and "admitt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "AMI", "amt", "ait", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English admitten, amitten, borrowed from Old French admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Latin admittō (“to allow entrance, inlet”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”). The correct English form is admit, spelled A-D-M-I-T.
Definition
- 1To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
- 2To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
- 3To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).
- 4To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
- 5To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission.
- 6To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
Etymology
From Middle English admitten, amitten, borrowed from Old French admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Latin admittō (“to allow entrance, inlet”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: addmit,adimt,admitt,admmit,admti,amdit,damit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of admit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “admit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-D-M-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ədˈmɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “AMI” - see the side-by-side comparison. admit vs AMI
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.