commonwealth

/ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/

//ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ// noun

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"commonwealth" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“commonwealth” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,007
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The well-being of a community.

Corpus desk

Index EN-commonwealth · commonwealth · English

commonwealth · rank #4,007 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,007
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH contribute

Nearest frequency peer: contribute (+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 “commonwealth”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “commonwealth” 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
Key facts for commonwealth
PropertyValue
Headwordcommonwealth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#4,007
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “commonwealth”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).commonwealthlands 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 “contribute” (#4,008), “bull” (#4,005), “contribution” (#4,009). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “commonwealth” is #4,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around commonwealth (IPA /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,007 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for commonwealth, with forms such as "ccommonwealth", "cmomonwealth", and "commnowealth". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From common (“public”) + wealth (“well-being”). From c. 1450 as common wele (commonweal). In the form common-wealth (common welthe) from c. 1520, used by Tyndale in the sense "secular society" in particular, for which other authors preferred publike weal. A… The correct English form is commonwealth, spelled C-O-M-M-O-N-W-E-A-L-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    The well-being of a community.
  2. 2
    The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
  3. 3
    Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Remeber I saye yt ye were at that tyme wt oute Christ and were reputed aliantes from the comen welth [πολιτεία (politeía)] of Israel and were straugers fro the testamentes of promes and had no hope and were with out god in this worlde.
  2. I'th' commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things, for no kind of traffic Would I admit; no name of magistrate[…]

Etymology

From common (“public”) + wealth (“well-being”). From c. 1450 as common wele (commonweal). In the form common-wealth (common welthe) from c. 1520, used by Tyndale in the sense "secular society" in particular, for which other authors preferred publike weal. Also from the 1520s treated as a synonym or loan-translation of res publica (republic) (Rollison 2017:67f).

This word in other languages

comunidad(Español)communauté(Français)Staatenbund(Deutsch)comunidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccommonwealth
  • cmomonwealth
  • commnowealth
  • commonewalth
  • commonnwealth
  • commonwaelth
  • commonwealht
  • commonweallth
  • commonwealthh
  • commonwealtth
  • commonweatlh
  • commonwelath
  • commonwwealth
  • commownealth
  • comomnwealth
  • comonwealth
  • ocmmonwealth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccommonwealth1cmomonwealth2commnowealth2commonewalth2commonnwealth1commonwaelth2commonwealht2commonweallth1
Edit distance from "commonwealth"

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 "commonwealth"?
"commonwealth" is spelled C-O-M-M-O-N-W-E-A-L-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/.
What does "commonwealth" mean?
As a noun, "commonwealth" means: The well-being of a community.
What are common misspellings of "commonwealth"?
Common misspellings include "ccommonwealth", "cmomonwealth", "commnowealth", "commonewalth", "commonnwealth". The correct spelling is "commonwealth".
How do you pronounce "commonwealth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commonwealth" is /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "commonwealth"?
From common (“public”) + wealth (“well-being”). From c. 1450 as common wele (commonweal). In the form common-wealth (common welthe) from c. 1520, used by Tyndale in the sense "secular society" in particular, for which other authors preferred publi... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contribution#4,009agricultural#3,997compensation#4,068conservation#4,071

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

composition17 variantsfundamental17 variantsuniversities17 variantssubstantial17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list