childcare

noun

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"childcare" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“childcare” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,100. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,100
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children.

Corpus desk

Index EN-childcare · childcare · English

childcare · rank #17,100 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,100
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 43,570
  • PHOTO-FINISH chronological

Nearest frequency peer: chronological (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “childcare”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “childcare” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for childcare
PropertyValue
Headwordchildcare
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,100
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “childcare” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). childcare lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around childcare, anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,100 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for childcare, with forms such as "cchildcare", "chhildcare", and "chidlcare". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From child + care. The correct English form is childcare, spelled C-H-I-L-D-C-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children.
  2. 2
    A place where young children are supervised while away from their parents or guardians.

Etymology

From child + care.

This word in other languages

garde d'enfants(Français)Kinderbetreuung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchildcare
  • chhildcare
  • chidlcare
  • chilcdare
  • childacre
  • childcaer
  • childcarre
  • childccare
  • childcrae
  • childdcare
  • chilldcare
  • chlidcare
  • cihldcare
  • hcildcare

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchildcare1chhildcare1chidlcare2chilcdare2childacre2childcaer2childcarre1childccare1
Edit distance from "childcare"

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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "childcare"?
"childcare" is spelled C-H-I-L-D-C-A-R-E.
What does "childcare" mean?
As a noun, "childcare" means: The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children.
What are common misspellings of "childcare"?
Common misspellings include "cchildcare", "chhildcare", "chidlcare", "chilcdare", "childacre". The correct spelling is "childcare".
What is the origin of the word "childcare"?
From child + care. 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 "childcare", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

condensed#17,108bourgeois#17,089Bethlehem#17,086deviation#17,119

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

heartfelt14 variantshypocrite14 variantsrevolving14 variantsreputable14 variants
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list