Agnes
/ˈæɡ.nɪs/
"agnes" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Agnes” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,456. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,456
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Corpus desk
Index EN-agnes · Agnes · English
Agnes · rank #13,456 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,456
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH affirmative
Nearest frequency peer: affirmative (-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 “Agnes”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- adhere
adhere
86,549 corpus weight
- Adidas
Adidas
86,548 corpus weight
- advising
advising
86,547 corpus weight
- affirmative
affirmative
86,546 corpus weight
- Agnes
Agnes
86,545 corpus weight
- alma
alma
86,542 corpus weight
What this shows “Agnes” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | Agnes |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈæɡ.nɪs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #13,456 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Agnes”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Agnes (IPA /ˈæɡ.nɪs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,456 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Agnes, with forms such as "agens", "aggnes", and "agness". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ans", "AGS", "Anne", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ), coming from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure, chaste”), Ancient Greek ἁγνεία (hagneía, “purity, chastity”). Doublet of Inez. The correct English form is Agnes, spelled A-G-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 2A locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Agnes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Why do you call Mrs. Stone Aggie? Agnes is such a beautiful name, it is a shame to nick it in that way." Then, quickly regretting his impatience, he added, "You would not have been jealous, would you, Jenny?
Right then and there in her mind she had christened it Agnes, the only name she knew elegant enough for such a peerless creature. - - - She held the doll so her brothers could see. "Look, isn't she beautiful? Her name is Agnes.[...]Agnes? Agnes?" Jack gagged realistically. "What a soppy name! Why don't you call her Margaret or Betty?
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ), coming from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure, chaste”), Ancient Greek ἁγνεία (hagneía, “purity, chastity”). Doublet of Inez.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- agens
- aggnes
- agness
- agnnes
- agnse
- anges
- ganes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Agnes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).