combinations
/kɑmbɪˈneɪʃənz/
"combinations" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“combinations” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,150. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,150
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of combination
Corpus desk
Index EN-combinations · combinations · English
combinations · rank #9,150 · 18 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #9,150
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Churchill
Nearest frequency peer: Churchill (-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 “combinations”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- cheering
cheering
90,854 corpus weight
- chooses
chooses
90,853 corpus weight
- Churchill
Churchill
90,852 corpus weight
- combinations
combinations
90,851 corpus weight
- commenting
commenting
90,850 corpus weight
- cone
cone
90,848 corpus weight
What this shows “combinations” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | combinations |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɑmbɪˈneɪʃənz/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #9,150 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “combinations”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around combinations (IPA /kɑmbɪˈneɪʃənz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,150 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for combinations, with forms such as "ccombinations", "cmobinations", and "cobminations". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "combination", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is combinations, spelled C-O-M-B-I-N-A-T-I-O-N-S.
Definition
- 1plural of combination
- 2A one-piece form of underwear, being a combination of a vest or chemise and underpants.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how combinations appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“Put these on,” said Carrot firmly, anticipating resistance. “What is it?” said Catweazle in horror. “Coms. Combinations. A vest and long pants all in one,” explained Carrot. “They're jolly warm.”
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccombinations
- cmobinations
- cobminations
- combbinations
- combiantions
- combinaitons
- combinatinos
- combinationns
- combinationss
- combinatiosn
- combinatoins
- combinattions
- combinnations
- combintaions
- combniations
- comibnations
- commbinations
- ocmbinations
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of combinations - 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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "combinations", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).