axiom
/ˈak.sɪ.əm/
"axiom" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“axiom” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,121. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,121
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
Corpus desk
Index EN-axiom · axiom · English
axiom · rank #28,121 · 6 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #28,121
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH b4
Nearest frequency peer: b4 (+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 “axiom”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
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apprehend
71,883 corpus weight
- Aquinas
Aquinas
71,882 corpus weight
- axiom
axiom
71,880 corpus weight
- b4
b4
71,879 corpus weight
- banger
banger
71,878 corpus weight
- barista
barista
71,877 corpus weight
What this shows “axiom” 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 | axiom |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈak.sɪ.əm/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #28,121 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “axiom”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around axiom (IPA /ˈak.sɪ.əm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,121 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for axiom, with forms such as "aixom", "aximo", and "axiomm". 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, "axis", "axon", "aim", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French axiome in the 15th century, from Latin axiōma (“axiom; principle”), from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma, “that which is thought to fit, a requisite, that which a pupil is required to know beforehand, a self-evident principle”), from ἀξιόω (… The correct English form is axiom, spelled A-X-I-O-M.
Definition
- 1A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- 2A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).
- 3An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how axiom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: given, facticity
Neither can I reconcile this opinion of yours, with your argument brought from reaſon; if the axiom there laid down by you be true, it follows that, when matter began to exiſt in the divine mind, either matter became of the nature of the divine mind, i.e. active and intelligent, or elſe the divine mind became of the nature of matter, i.e. inert and uninte…
Etymology
From Middle French axiome in the 15th century, from Latin axiōma (“axiom; principle”), from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma, “that which is thought to fit, a requisite, that which a pupil is required to know beforehand, a self-evident principle”), from ἀξιόω (axióō, “to think fit or worthy, to require, to demand”), from ἄξιος (áxios, “fit, worthy”, literally “weighing as much as; of like value”), from ἄγω (ágō, “to weigh (down)”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aixom
- aximo
- axiomm
- axoim
- axxiom
- xaiom
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of axiom - 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.
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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