cosmos
/ˈkɒzmɒs/
"cosmos" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cosmos” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,727. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,727
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cosmos · cosmos · English
cosmos · rank #14,727 · 9 variants · 11 confusables
- FREQ-MID #14,727
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 43,570
- PHOTO-FINISH Conor
Nearest frequency peer: Conor (-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 “cosmos”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- comparative…
comparatively
85,278 corpus weight
- compensated
compensated
85,277 corpus weight
- competed
competed
85,276 corpus weight
- Conor
Conor
85,275 corpus weight
- cosmos
cosmos
85,274 corpus weight
- cuff
cuff
85,271 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “cosmos” 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 | cosmos |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒzmɒs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,727 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cosmos” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around cosmos (IPA /ˈkɒzmɒs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,727 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cosmos, with forms such as "ccosmos", "comsos", and "cosmmos". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "costs", "Como", "CMOS", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English cossmos (“the universe; the world”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “order; universe; the earth, the world; decoration, ornament”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- (“to announce, proclaim; to put in order”). The p… The correct English form is cosmos, spelled C-O-S-M-O-S.
Definition
- 1The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.
- 2The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.
- 3Harmony, order.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cosmos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This doctrine [the nebular hypothesis] supposes all the material universe to have been once in a fluid or nebular condition, and that, by the operation of universal gravitation and the thousand other laws of nature, the nebular matter has been mainly aggregated into masses, and the existing cosmoi been developed.
It [the earth] was in the centre of the Kosmos; it remained stationary because of its equal distance from all parts of the outer revolving spheres; there was no cause determining it to move upward rather than downward or sideways, therefore it remained still. Its exhalations nourished the fire in the peripheral regions of the Kosmos.
Etymology
From Middle English cossmos (“the universe; the world”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “order; universe; the earth, the world; decoration, ornament”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- (“to announce, proclaim; to put in order”). The plural form cosmoi is a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόσμοι (kósmoi).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccosmos
- comsos
- cosmmos
- cosmoss
- cosmso
- cosoms
- cossmos
- csomos
- ocsmos
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cosmos - 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 "cosmos", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 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.