airtime

noun

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"airtime" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“airtime” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,305. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,305
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.

Corpus desk

Index EN-airtime · airtime · English

airtime · rank #30,305 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,305
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH agro

Nearest frequency peer: agro (-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 “airtime”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “airtime” 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).

airtime vs Artie
57% similar
airtime vs anytime
71% similar
airtime vs airline
71% similar

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

Key facts for airtime
PropertyValue
Headwordairtime
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,305
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “airtime”

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).airtimelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “agro” (#30,304), “Altman” (#30,310), “antithesis” (#30,312). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “airtime” is #30,305. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around airtime, anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,305 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for airtime, with forms such as "airitme", "airrtime", and "airtiem". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Artie", "anytime", "airline", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From air + time. The correct English form is airtime, spelled A-I-R-T-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.
  2. 2
    The duration spent talking during a conversation.
  3. 3
    The chargeable use of a mobile phone, either in minutes or in units dependent on the use or traffic.
  4. 4
    The period of freefall after jumping.
  5. 5
    The period during which a person riding a rollercoaster or similar ride experiences a feeling of weightlessness.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Can you get me some airtime for my latest single?
  2. Let them know you’re looking to create a loosely held balance of air time and want to hear from everyone.

Etymology

From air + time.

This word in other languages

temps d'antenne(Français)Sendezeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • airitme
  • airrtime
  • airtiem
  • airtimme
  • airtmie
  • airttime
  • aitrime
  • aritime
  • iartime

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

airitme2airrtime1airtiem2airtimme1airtmie2airttime1aitrime2aritime2
Edit distance from "airtime"

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 "airtime"?
"airtime" is spelled A-I-R-T-I-M-E.
What does "airtime" mean?
As a noun, "airtime" means: The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.
What words are commonly confused with "airtime"?
"airtime" is commonly confused with "Artie", "anytime", "airline". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "airtime"?
From air + time. 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 "airtime", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Yolanda#30,294webcast#30,287Waverly#30,285avenged#30,326

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Altman9 variantsarable9 variantsyonder9 variantsargyle9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list