babbitt
/ˈbæbɪt/
"babbitt" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“babbitt” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,480
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ellipsis of babbitt metal or Babbitt metal (“a soft white alloy of variable composition used in bearings to diminish friction”).
Corpus desk
Index EN-babbitt · babbitt · English
babbitt · rank #47,480 · 7 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,480
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 31,241
- PHOTO-FINISH Asquith
Nearest frequency peer: Asquith (-4 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 “babbitt”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- arsonist
arsonist
52,530 corpus weight
- ASMR
ASMR
52,526 corpus weight
- Asquith
Asquith
52,525 corpus weight
- babbitt
babbitt
52,521 corpus weight
- banc
banc
52,517 corpus weight
- bast
bast
52,515 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “babbitt” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | babbitt |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbæbɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #47,480 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “babbitt” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around babbitt (IPA /ˈbæbɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,480 among 31,241 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ellipsis of babbitt metal or Babbitt metal (“a soft white alloy of variable composition used in bearings to diminish friction”).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for babbitt, with forms such as "abbbitt", "babbit", and "babbtit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: The noun is derived from Babbitt, the surname of the American inventor Isaac Babbitt (1799–1862) who invented the alloy. The verb is derived from the noun. The correct English form is babbitt, spelled B-A-B-B-I-T-T.
Definition
- 1Ellipsis of babbitt metal or Babbitt metal (“a soft white alloy of variable composition used in bearings to diminish friction”).
Etymology
The noun is derived from Babbitt, the surname of the American inventor Isaac Babbitt (1799–1862) who invented the alloy. The verb is derived from the noun.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abbbitt
- babbit
- babbtit
- babibtt
- babitt
- bbabbitt
- bbabitt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of babbitt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "babbitt", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
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.