classmate
/ˈklɑːs.meɪt/
"classmate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“classmate” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,519. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,519
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A student who is in the same class at school.
Corpus desk
Index EN-classmate · classmate · English
classmate · rank #18,519 · 12 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #18,519
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 43,570
- PHOTO-FINISH Chun
Nearest frequency peer: Chun (-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 “classmate”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Cheltenham
Cheltenham
81,486 corpus weight
- Chesapeake
Chesapeake
81,485 corpus weight
- Chun
Chun
81,484 corpus weight
- classmate
classmate
81,482 corpus weight
- cognition
cognition
81,480 corpus weight
- cooker
cooker
81,479 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “classmate” 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 | classmate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈklɑːs.meɪt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #18,519 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “classmate” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around classmate (IPA /ˈklɑːs.meɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,519 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for classmate, with forms such as "calssmate", "cclassmate", and "clasmate". 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, "classmates", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From class + mate. The correct English form is classmate, spelled C-L-A-S-S-M-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1A student who is in the same class at school.
- 2A member of a different sort of class, such as locomotives etc.
Etymology
From class + mate.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- calssmate
- cclassmate
- clasmate
- clasmsate
- classamte
- classmaet
- classmatte
- classmmate
- classmtae
- cllassmate
- clsasmate
- lcassmate
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of classmate - 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.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "classmate", 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 (12 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.