attaches

/əˈtæt͡ʃɪz/

//əˈtæt͡ʃɪz// verb

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

The verdict

“attaches” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,986. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,986
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of attach

Corpus desk

Index EN-attaches · attaches · English

attaches · rank #24,986 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,986
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ashe

Nearest frequency peer: ashe (-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 “attaches”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “attaches” 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).

attaches vs attacks
75% similar
attaches vs attacked
75% similar
attaches vs attacker
75% similar

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

Key facts for attaches
PropertyValue
Headwordattaches
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈtæt͡ʃɪz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,986
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “attaches”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).attacheslands 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 “ashe” (#24,985), “Arya” (#24,984), “backfire” (#24,988). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “attaches” is #24,986. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around attaches (IPA /əˈtæt͡ʃɪz/), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,986 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of attach".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for attaches, with forms such as "ataches", "atatches", and "attacches". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "attacks", "attacked", "attacker", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is attaches, spelled A-T-T-A-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of attach

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ataches
  • atatches
  • attacches
  • attacehs
  • attachess
  • attachhes
  • attachse
  • attahces
  • attcahes
  • tataches

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ataches1atatches2attacches1attacehs2attachess1attachhes1attachse2attahces2
Edit distance from "attaches"

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 "attaches"?
"attaches" is spelled A-T-T-A-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈtæt͡ʃɪz/.
What does "attaches" mean?
As a verb, "attaches" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of attach
What words are commonly confused with "attaches"?
"attaches" is commonly confused with "attacks", "attacked", "attacker". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "attaches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "attaches" is /əˈtæt͡ʃɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "attaches" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list