childs

noun

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"childs" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“childs” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,202. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,202
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-childs · childs · English

childs · rank #23,202 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,202
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH chauffeur

Nearest frequency peer: chauffeur (-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 “childs”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “childs” 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).

childs vs chips
67% similar
childs vs chill
67% similar
childs vs Chile
50% similar

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

Key facts for childs
PropertyValue
Headwordchilds
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,202
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “childs”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).childslands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “chauffeur” (#23,201), “circled” (#23,203), “chatted” (#23,200). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “childs” is #23,202. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around childs, anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,202 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of child".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for childs, with forms such as "cchilds", "chhilds", and "chidls". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "chips", "chill", "Chile", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is childs, spelled C-H-I-L-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of child

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. You have been… searching! For… a child. No, no, no – two childs! A fine big boy… and a strange little boy. No, no, no… ahhh… a girl! A girl. A boy and a girl.
  2. I remember one amusing episode: in a conversation with an engineer when responding to the usual Japanese enquiry in making social talk, "How many childs have you?"

Synonyms

children

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchilds
  • chhilds
  • chidls
  • childds
  • childss
  • chillds
  • chilsd
  • chlids
  • cihlds
  • hcilds

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of childs - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchilds1chhilds1chidls2childds1childss1chillds1chilsd2chlids2
Edit distance from "childs"

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 "childs"?
"childs" is spelled C-H-I-L-D-S.
What does "childs" mean?
As a noun, "childs" means: plural of child
What words are commonly confused with "childs"?
"childs" is commonly confused with "chips", "chill", "Chile". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "childs" come from?
"childs" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chakra#23,199bouncy#23,185beggar#23,179Bakers#23,175

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

canteen10 variantsCallahan10 variantscondone10 variantsbounces10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list