chemistry
/ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/
"chemistry" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chemistry” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,931. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,931
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chemistry · chemistry · English
chemistry · rank #3,931 · 15 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #3,931
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Chelsea
Nearest frequency peer: Chelsea (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “chemistry”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- cant
cant
96,073 corpus weight
- Carter
Carter
96,072 corpus weight
- Chelsea
Chelsea
96,071 corpus weight
- chemistry
chemistry
96,070 corpus weight
- concluded
concluded
96,069 corpus weight
- consumption
consumption
96,068 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “chemistry” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | chemistry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #3,931 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chemistry” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around chemistry (IPA /ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,931 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for chemistry, with forms such as "cchemistry", "cehmistry", and "cheimstry". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "chemist", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek… The correct English form is chemistry, spelled C-H-E-M-I-S-T-R-Y.
Definition
- 1The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.
- 2An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.
- 3The chemical properties and reactions of a particular organism, environment etc.
- 4The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.
- 5A blood test to measure the amount of various components of the serum (such as electrolytes, creatinine, and glucose).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chemistry appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Learning the very complicated chemistries necessary to reproduce reality into a picture using light
The aquatic chemistries of iron and manganese are similar; this “is reflected geologically in their common association in rocks of all kinds” (Bortleson and Lee, 1974).
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chimiabor. Middle French chymie French chimie Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs)der. Latin -istabor. French -iste French chimistebor. English chemist English -ry English chemistry First coined 1605, from chemist + -ry. From chemist, chymist, from Latin alchimista, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from article اَل (al-) + Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”), from χυμός (khumós, “juice”), from χέω (khéō, “to pour”).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cchemistry
- cehmistry
- cheimstry
- chemisrty
- chemisstry
- chemistrry
- chemistryy
- chemisttry
- chemistyr
- chemitsry
- chemmistry
- chemsitry
- chhemistry
- chmeistry
- hcemistry
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chemistry - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chemistry", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
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.