billet
/ˈbɪlɪt/
"billet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“billet” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,213. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,213
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A short informal letter.
Corpus desk
Index EN-billet · billet · English
billet · rank #39,213 · 7 variants · 18 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,213
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH Berne
Nearest frequency peer: Berne (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “billet”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Berne
Berne
60,790 corpus weight
- billet
billet
60,788 corpus weight
- blackmailing
blackmailing
60,786 corpus weight
- blissfully
blissfully
60,785 corpus weight
- bloodied
bloodied
60,784 corpus weight
- boneless
boneless
60,782 corpus weight
What this shows “billet” 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 | billet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɪlɪt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #39,213 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “billet”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around billet (IPA /ˈbɪlɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,213 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for billet, with forms such as "bbillet", "bilelt", and "bilet". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "bills", "billy", "bullet", 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 English bylet, from Anglo-Norman billette (“list, schedule”), from bille + -ette, from Latin bulla (“document”). The correct English form is billet, spelled B-I-L-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1A short informal letter.
- 2A written order to quarter soldiers.
- 3A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how billet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
However, when his cool reflections returned, he plainly perceived that his case was neither mended nor altered by Sophia's billet[…]
On their return home, however, she was greatly consoled by Lady Mandeville's reading aloud a billet from Edward Lorraine, regretting that unexpected business,...
Etymology
From Middle English bylet, from Anglo-Norman billette (“list, schedule”), from bille + -ette, from Latin bulla (“document”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbillet
- bilelt
- bilet
- billett
- billte
- blilet
- ibllet
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of billet - 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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "billet", 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 (7 here; floor ≥5).