caucuses

noun

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"caucuses" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“caucuses” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,481. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,481
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of caucus

Corpus desk

Index EN-caucuses · caucuses · English

caucuses · rank #36,481 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,481
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH catwoman

Nearest frequency peer: catwoman (-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 “caucuses”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caucuses” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

caucuses vs causes
75% similar
caucuses vs caucus
75% similar
caucuses vs Caucasus
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for caucuses
PropertyValue
Headwordcaucuses
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,481
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “caucuses”

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).caucuseslands 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 “catwoman” (#36,480), “cementing” (#36,482), “cathartic” (#36,479). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “caucuses” is #36,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around caucuses, anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,481 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of caucus".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for caucuses, with forms such as "acucuses", "cacuuses", and "cauccuses". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "causes", "caucus", "Caucasus", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is caucuses, spelled C-A-U-C-U-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of caucus

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton won the Wyoming Democratic presidential caucuses on Saturday in his first victory outside of the South. Former California Gov. Jerry Brown ran a strong second.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acucuses
  • cacuuses
  • cauccuses
  • caucsues
  • caucuess
  • caucusess
  • caucusse
  • caucusses
  • cauucses
  • ccaucuses
  • cuacuses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acucuses2cacuuses2cauccuses1caucsues2caucuess2caucusess1caucusse2caucusses1
Edit distance from "caucuses"

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 "caucuses"?
"caucuses" is spelled C-A-U-C-U-S-E-S.
What does "caucuses" mean?
As a noun, "caucuses" means: plural of caucus
What words are commonly confused with "caucuses"?
"caucuses" is commonly confused with "causes", "caucus", "Caucasus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "caucuses" come from?
"caucuses" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

catwoman#36,480buttoned#36,472citywide#36,490Comanche#36,493

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

comatose11 variantsbrahmin11 variantsbrahman11 variantscramming11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list