babysitter

/ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ/

//ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ// noun

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"babysitter" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“babysitter” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,004. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,004
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.

Corpus desk

Index EN-babysitter · babysitter · English

babysitter · rank #22,004 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,004
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH B2B

Nearest frequency peer: B2B (-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 “babysitter”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “babysitter” 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
Key facts for babysitter
PropertyValue
Headwordbabysitter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,004
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “babysitter”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).babysitterlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “B2B” (#22,003), “babysitting” (#22,005), “backlog” (#22,006). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “babysitter” is #22,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around babysitter (IPA /ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,004 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for babysitter, with forms such as "abbysitter", "babbysitter", and "babsyitter". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From baby + sitter. The correct English form is babysitter, spelled B-A-B-Y-S-I-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
  2. 2
    A person who has to watch or attend to anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; a coddler or handholder.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how babysitter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. My neighbor is sometimes a babysitter for other mothers’ children.
  2. He said he did not want to be on tenterhooks worrying about us and having to act as a babysitter for grown men.

Etymology

From baby + sitter.

This word in other languages

niñera(Español)baby-sitter(Français)Babysitter(Deutsch)babá(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbysitter
  • babbysitter
  • babsyitter
  • babyistter
  • babysiter
  • babysitetr
  • babysitterr
  • babysittre
  • babyssitter
  • babystiter
  • babyysitter
  • baybsitter
  • bbabysitter
  • bbaysitter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbysitter2babbysitter1babsyitter2babyistter2babysiter1babysitetr2babysitterr1babysittre2
Edit distance from "babysitter"

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 "babysitter"?
"babysitter" is spelled B-A-B-Y-S-I-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ/.
What does "babysitter" mean?
As a noun, "babysitter" means: A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
What are common misspellings of "babysitter"?
Common misspellings include "abbysitter", "babbysitter", "babsyitter", "babyistter", "babysiter". The correct spelling is "babysitter".
How do you pronounce "babysitter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "babysitter" is /ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "babysitter"?
From baby + sitter. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list