aplenty
/əˈplɛnti/
"aplenty" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aplenty” is uncommon English (frequency #53,375 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,375
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a generous or overlarge quantity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aplenty · aplenty · English
aplenty · rank #53,375 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,375
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH aphorism
Nearest frequency peer: aphorism (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “aplenty”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- annul
annul
46,630 corpus weight
- APG
APG
46,628 corpus weight
- aphorism
aphorism
46,627 corpus weight
- aplenty
aplenty
46,626 corpus weight
- Ararat
Ararat
46,625 corpus weight
- aspartame
aspartame
46,622 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “aplenty” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aplenty |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /əˈplɛnti/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,375 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “aplenty” in English
Rare enough to double-check
aplenty is uncommon English at frequency #53,375 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /əˈplɛnti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a generous or overlarge quantity.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aplenty, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From earlier a-plenty, equivalent to a- + plenty. The correct English form is aplenty, spelled A-P-L-E-N-T-Y.
Definition
- 1In a generous or overlarge quantity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aplenty appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We have helpers aplenty but lack the skilled support.
There are apples aplenty for all of us.
Etymology
From earlier a-plenty, equivalent to a- + plenty.
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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