airtight

Name: airtight, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“airtight” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,677. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,677
frequency rank, English: 3,931
“A” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impermeable to air or other gases.

Corpus desk

Index EN-airtight · airtight · English

airtight · rank #30,677 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #30,677
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 3,931
PHOTO-FINISH Aguilera

Nearest frequency peer: Aguilera (-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.

ach

69,328
adage

69,326
Aguilera

69,325
airtight

69,324
all's

69,322
altruistic

69,321

What this shows “airtight” 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).

airtight vs alright

75% similar

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

Key facts for airtight
Property	Value
Headword	airtight
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#30,677
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “airtight”

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

#30,677

#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 “Aguilera” (#30,676), “adage” (#30,675), “all's” (#30,679). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “airtight” is #30,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around airtight, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,677 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for airtight, with forms such as "airitght", "airrtight", and "airtgiht". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "alright", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From air + tight. The correct English form is airtight, spelled A-I-R-T-I-G-H-T.

Definition

1
Impermeable to air or other gases.
2
Having no weak points or flaws.
3
Highly reserved in some matter, particularly tight-lipped or tight-fisted.
4
Triply penetrated simultaneously in the vagina, anus and mouth.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Tupperware founder Earl Tupper in 1946 introduced its plastic products to the public, and subsequently patented their flexible airtight seal.
We have an airtight argument they won’t be able to punch holes in.

Etymology

From air + tight.

Synonyms

hermetic

Antonyms

breathable transpirable

This word in other languages

hermético(Español)hermétique(Français)luftdicht(Deutsch)hermético(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

airitght
airrtight
airtgiht
airtigght
airtighht
airtightt
airtigth
airtihgt
airttight
aitright
aritight
iartight

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of airtight - 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.

Edit distance from "airtight"

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 "airtight"?

"airtight" is spelled A-I-R-T-I-G-H-T.

What does "airtight" mean?

As an adjective, "airtight" means: Impermeable to air or other gases.

What words are commonly confused with "airtight"?

"airtight" is commonly confused with "alright". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "airtight"?

From air + tight. See the full etymology section above for more details.

Is PlainSpell free to use?

Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "airtight", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Aguilera#30,676 absurdly#30,671 annulled#30,683 zucchini#30,663

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

vertices12 variants buoyancy12 variants Uruguayan12 variants Caledonia12 variants