airfield

noun

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

The verdict

“airfield” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,754. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,754
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.

Corpus desk

Index EN-airfield · airfield · English

airfield · rank #19,754 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,754
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH afflicted

Nearest frequency peer: afflicted (-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 “airfield”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “airfield” 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).

airfield vs Anfield
63% similar
airfield vs afield
75% similar

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

Key facts for airfield
PropertyValue
Headwordairfield
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,754
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “airfield”

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).airfieldlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “afflicted” (#19,753), “adversary” (#19,752), “aching” (#19,750). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “airfield” is #19,754. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around airfield, anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,754 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for airfield, with forms such as "aifrield", "airfeild", and "airffield". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Anfield", "afield", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From air + field. The correct English form is airfield, spelled A-I-R-F-I-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.

Etymology

From air + field.

Synonyms

aerodromeairdromelanding field

This word in other languages

aeródromo(Español)aérodrome(Français)Flugplatz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aifrield
  • airfeild
  • airffield
  • airfiedl
  • airfieldd
  • airfielld
  • airfiled
  • airifeld
  • airrfield
  • arifield
  • iarfield

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of airfield - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aifrield2airfeild2airffield1airfiedl2airfieldd1airfielld1airfiled2airifeld2
Edit distance from "airfield"

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 "airfield"?
"airfield" is spelled A-I-R-F-I-E-L-D.
What does "airfield" mean?
As a noun, "airfield" means: An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
What words are commonly confused with "airfield"?
"airfield" is commonly confused with "Anfield", "afield". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "airfield"?
From air + field. 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 "airfield", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bitterly#19,768Venetian#19,732teaspoon#19,714consular#19,798

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

breaths11 variantsbumping11 variantscrumble11 variantsshading11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list