Ajax
/ˈeɪ.d͡ʒæks/
"ajax" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ajax” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,323. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,323
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Either of two heroes of the Trojan War.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ajax · Ajax · English
Ajax · rank #15,323 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #15,323
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH alarmed
Nearest frequency peer: alarmed (+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 “Ajax”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- admirable
admirable
84,681 corpus weight
- adventurous
adventurous
84,680 corpus weight
- Ajax
Ajax
84,678 corpus weight
- alarmed
alarmed
84,677 corpus weight
- ama
ama
84,676 corpus weight
- ammo
ammo
84,675 corpus weight
What this shows “Ajax” 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 | Ajax |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒæks/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #15,323 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Ajax”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Ajax (IPA /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒæks/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #15,323 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ajax, with forms such as "aajx", "ajaxx", and "ajjax". 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, "ax", "AKA", "ana", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Aiāx, from Ancient Greek Αἴᾱς (Aíās). The correct English form is Ajax, spelled A-J-A-X.
Definition
- 1Either of two heroes of the Trojan War.
- 2A town in Ontario, Canada.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ajax appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the legend of the Trojan War, Ajax was king of Salamis and son of Telamon. After Achilles, he was the bravest Greek warrior at Troy. In Homer's epic poem the Iliad, Ajax engages in many combats for...
In relative terms, the history of Ajax, Ontario, a town twenty-three miles east of Toronto, is short, spanning a little more than half a century. (Interestingly, to me at least, is the fact that the town is the same age as I am.).
Etymology
From Latin Aiāx, from Ancient Greek Αἴᾱς (Aíās).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aajx
- ajaxx
- ajjax
- ajxa
- jaax
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ajax - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).