cabinet
/ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/
"cabinet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cabinet” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,044 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,044
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.
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 | cabinet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,044 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cabinet” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cabinet is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,044 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cabinet, with forms such as "acbinet", "cabbinet", and "cabient". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "canine", "carbine", "clarinet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cabin + -et, influenced by French cabinet. In sense of “a government group”, compare salon, also named for a room used to gather. The correct English form is cabinet, spelled C-A-B-I-N-E-T.
Definition
- 1A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.
- 2A cupboard.
- 3A museum display case.
- 4A source of valuable things; a storehouse.
- 5The upright assembly that houses a coin-operated arcade game, a cab.
- 6A size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3⅞" by 5½".
- 7A group of advisors to a government or business entity.
- 8In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.
- 9In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.
- 10A small chamber or private room.
- 11A collection of art or ethnographic objects.
- 12Milkshake.
- 13A hut; a cottage; a small house.
- 14An enclosure for mechanical or electrical equipment.
Etymology
From cabin + -et, influenced by French cabinet. In sense of “a government group”, compare salon, also named for a room used to gather.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acbinet,cabbinet,cabient,cabinett,cabinnet,cabinte,cabniet,caibnet,cbainet,ccabinet
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cabinet - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “cabinet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-B-I-N-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “canine” - see the side-by-side comparison. cabinet vs canine
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.