admittance

/ədˈmɪt.n̩s/

//ədˈmɪt.n̩s// noun

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"admittance" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“admittance” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,849. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,849
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of admitting.

Corpus desk

Index EN-admittance · admittance · English

admittance · rank #36,849 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,849
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adirondack

Nearest frequency peer: Adirondack (-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 “admittance”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “admittance” 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 admittance
PropertyValue
Headwordadmittance
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ədˈmɪt.n̩s/
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,849
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “admittance”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).admittancelands 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 “Adirondack” (#36,848), “Adolph” (#36,850), “abdication” (#36,847). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “admittance” is #36,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around admittance (IPA /ədˈmɪt.n̩s/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,849 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for admittance, with forms such as "addmittance", "adimttance", and "admitance". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From admit + -ance. Sense 5 was coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1887. The correct English form is admittance, spelled A-D-M-I-T-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of admitting.
  2. 2
    Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
  3. 3
    Actual entrance, reception.
  4. 4
    The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.
  5. 5
    The reciprocal of impedance.

Etymology

From admit + -ance. Sense 5 was coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1887.

Synonyms

admissionaccessentranceinitiation

This word in other languages

admisión(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addmittance
  • adimttance
  • admitance
  • admitatnce
  • admittacne
  • admittancce
  • admittanec
  • admittannce
  • admittence
  • admittnace
  • admmittance
  • admtitance
  • amdittance
  • damittance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

addmittance1adimttance2admitance1admitatnce2admittacne2admittancce1admittanec2admittannce1
Edit distance from "admittance"

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 "admittance"?
"admittance" is spelled A-D-M-I-T-T-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ədˈmɪt.n̩s/.
What does "admittance" mean?
As a noun, "admittance" means: The act of admitting.
What are common misspellings of "admittance"?
Common misspellings include "addmittance", "adimttance", "admitance", "admitatnce", "admittacne". The correct spelling is "admittance".
How do you pronounce "admittance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "admittance" is /ədˈmɪt.n̩s/. 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 "admittance"?
From admit + -ance. Sense 5 was coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1887. 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 "admittance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Adirondack#36,848abdication#36,847appraisals#36,866astrologer#36,878

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list