corrections
/kəˈɹɛkʃənz/
"corrections" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“corrections” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,362. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,362
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of correction
Corpus desk
Index EN-corrections · corrections · English
corrections · rank #11,362 · 15 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,362
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Cornell
Nearest frequency peer: Cornell (-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 “corrections”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- coated
coated
88,643 corpus weight
- constituency
constituency
88,642 corpus weight
- contingent
contingent
88,641 corpus weight
- Cornell
Cornell
88,640 corpus weight
- corrections
corrections
88,639 corpus weight
- councillor
councillor
88,637 corpus weight
What this shows “corrections” 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 | corrections |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəˈɹɛkʃənz/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #11,362 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “corrections”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around corrections (IPA /kəˈɹɛkʃənz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,362 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for corrections, with forms such as "ccorrections", "corections", and "corerctions". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "correction", "correcting", "connections", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is corrections, spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N-S.
Definition
- 1plural of correction
- 2Relating to the punishment, treatment, or supervision of persons who have been convicted of a crime
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccorrections
- corections
- corerctions
- corrcetions
- correcctions
- correcitons
- correctinos
- correctionns
- correctionss
- correctiosn
- correctoins
- correcttions
- corretcions
- crorections
- ocrrections
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corrections - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "corrections", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).