classmates
/ˈklɑːs.meɪts/
"classmates" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“classmates” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,205. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,205
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of classmate
Corpus desk
Index EN-classmates · classmates · English
classmates · rank #12,205 · 14 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #12,205
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 43,570
- PHOTO-FINISH chunk
Nearest frequency peer: chunk (-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 “classmates”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- chefs
chefs
87,799 corpus weight
- chronicles
chronicles
87,798 corpus weight
- chunk
chunk
87,797 corpus weight
- classmates
classmates
87,796 corpus weight
- coca
coca
87,795 corpus weight
- cocoa
cocoa
87,794 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “classmates” 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 | classmates |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈklɑːs.meɪts/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #12,205 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “classmates” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around classmates (IPA /ˈklɑːs.meɪts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,205 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of classmate".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for classmates, with forms such as "calssmates", "cclassmates", and "clasmates". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "classmate", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is classmates, spelled C-L-A-S-S-M-A-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of classmate
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- calssmates
- cclassmates
- clasmates
- clasmsates
- classamtes
- classmaets
- classmatess
- classmatse
- classmattes
- classmmates
- classmtaes
- cllassmates
- clsasmates
- lcassmates
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of classmates - 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.
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 "classmates", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 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.