# children

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪldɹən/ · frequency rank #318

## Definitions
1. plural of child
2. plural of childer

## Etymology
From Middle English children, alteration of earlier childre ("children"; > English dialectal childer), from Old English ċildru, ċildra (“children”), nominative and accusative plural of ċild (“child”), equivalent to child + -ren.

## Easily confused with
- **childrens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/children-vs-childrens)

## Common misspellings (13)
`cchildren`, `chhildren`, `chidlren`, `childdren`, `childern`, `childrenn`, `childrne`, `childrren`, `chilldren`, `chilrden`, `chlidren`, `cihldren`, `hcildren`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/children