contacts

/ˈkɑntækts/

//ˈkɑntækts// noun

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"contacts" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“contacts” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,667. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,667
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-contacts · contacts · English

contacts · rank #5,667 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,667
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH conviction

Nearest frequency peer: conviction (+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 “contacts”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “contacts” 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).

contacts vs contract
75% similar
contacts vs contains
75% similar
contacts vs contents
75% similar

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

Key facts for contacts
PropertyValue
Headwordcontacts
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɑntækts/
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,667
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “contacts”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).contactslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “conviction” (#5,668), “commons” (#5,665), “corrupt” (#5,669). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “contacts” is #5,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around contacts (IPA /ˈkɑntækts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,667 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of contact".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for contacts, with forms such as "ccontacts", "cnotacts", and "conatcts". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "contract", "contains", "contents", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is contacts, spelled C-O-N-T-A-C-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of contact

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontacts
  • cnotacts
  • conatcts
  • conntacts
  • contaccts
  • contacst
  • contactss
  • contactts
  • contatcs
  • contcats
  • conttacts
  • cotnacts
  • ocntacts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccontacts1cnotacts2conatcts2conntacts1contaccts1contacst2contactss1contactts1
Edit distance from "contacts"

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 "contacts"?
"contacts" is spelled C-O-N-T-A-C-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɑntækts/.
What does "contacts" mean?
As a noun, "contacts" means: plural of contact
What words are commonly confused with "contacts"?
"contacts" is commonly confused with "contract", "contains", "contents". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contacts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contacts" is /ˈkɑntækts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contacts" come from?
"contacts" 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 "contacts", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deserved#5,673duration#5,676abstract#5,654workshop#5,650

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

graduated13 variantsviolation13 variantssoutheast13 variantsmotivated13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list