averse
/əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/
"averse" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“averse” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,688
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.
Corpus desk
Index EN-averse · averse · English
averse · rank #26,688 · 8 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,688
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Ascot
Nearest frequency peer: Ascot (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “averse”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Aquarius
Aquarius
73,317 corpus weight
- Armani
Armani
73,316 corpus weight
- Ascot
Ascot
73,315 corpus weight
- averse
averse
73,313 corpus weight
- BDS
BDS
73,310 corpus weight
- beaded
beaded
73,309 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “averse” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | averse |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #26,688 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “averse” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around averse (IPA /əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,688 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for averse, with forms such as "aevrse", "averes", and "averrse". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Avery", "avert", "averted", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin aversus, past participle of avertere (“to avert”). The correct English form is averse, spelled A-V-E-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.
- 2Turned away or backward.
- 3Lying on the opposite side (to or from).
- 4Aversant; of a hand: turned so as to show the back.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how averse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“I assure you, cousin,” replied the old gentleman, “that the Baron, notwithstanding his unpleasant manner, […] is not, after all, so bad as you make him out to be; and further, I should like to know why you are so averse to him.”
This is why the most eminent intellects have always been strongly averse to any kind of disturbance, interruption and distraction, and above everything to that violent interruption which is caused by noise; other people do not take any particular notice of this sort of thing.
Etymology
From Latin aversus, past participle of avertere (“to avert”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aevrse
- averes
- averrse
- aversse
- avesre
- avrese
- avverse
- vaerse
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of averse - 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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "averse", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
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- "averse" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Avery". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #26,688 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.