birthright

/ˈbɝθ.ɹaɪt/

//ˈbɝθ.ɹaɪt// noun

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

The verdict

“birthright” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,132
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.

Corpus desk

Index EN-birthright · birthright · English

birthright · rank #28,132 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,132
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH betterment

Nearest frequency peer: betterment (-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 “birthright”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “birthright” 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 birthright
PropertyValue
Headwordbirthright
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɝθ.ɹaɪt/
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,132
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “birthright”

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).birthrightlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “betterment” (#28,131), “blackboard” (#28,133), “blackwater” (#28,134). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “birthright” is #28,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around birthright (IPA /ˈbɝθ.ɹaɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,132 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for birthright, with forms such as "bbirthright", "birhtright", and "birrthright". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From birth + right. Compare West Frisian berterjocht (“birthright”), Dutch geboorterecht (“birthright”), German Geburtsrecht (“birthright”). Compare also Icelandic frumburðarréttur (“birthright”). The correct English form is birthright, spelled B-I-R-T-H-R-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Not only has suburban life separated the great concentrated masses of our people from their birthright of meadows, fields and woods; of Nature, in her untamed splendour and mystery, most of them have never had so much as a momentary glimpse.
  2. Though it's the birthright of man to unify and live his life as one / A whisper of the word will let you soar with your soul

Etymology

From birth + right. Compare West Frisian berterjocht (“birthright”), Dutch geboorterecht (“birthright”), German Geburtsrecht (“birthright”). Compare also Icelandic frumburðarréttur (“birthright”).

This word in other languages

Geburtsrecht(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbirthright
  • birhtright
  • birrthright
  • birthhright
  • birthirght
  • birthrgiht
  • birthrigght
  • birthrighht
  • birthrightt
  • birthrigth
  • birthrihgt
  • birthrright
  • birtrhight
  • birtthright
  • bitrhright
  • brithright
  • ibrthright

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbirthright1birhtright2birrthright1birthhright1birthirght2birthrgiht2birthrigght1birthrighht1
Edit distance from "birthright"

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 "birthright"?
"birthright" is spelled B-I-R-T-H-R-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɝθ.ɹaɪt/.
What does "birthright" mean?
As a noun, "birthright" means: Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.
What are common misspellings of "birthright"?
Common misspellings include "bbirthright", "birhtright", "birrthright", "birthhright", "birthirght". The correct spelling is "birthright".
How do you pronounce "birthright"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "birthright" is /ˈbɝθ.ɹaɪt/. 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 "birthright"?
From birth + right. Compare West Frisian berterjocht (“birthright”), Dutch geboorterecht (“birthright”), German Geburtsrecht (“birthright”). Compare also Icelandic frumburðarréttur (“birthright”). 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 "birthright", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

betterment#28,131blackboard#28,133blackwater#28,134amputation#28,113

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list