degrees

/dɪˈɡɹiːz/

//dɪˈɡɹiːz// noun

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"degrees" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“degrees” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,784. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,784
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-degrees · degrees · English

degrees · rank #2,784 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,784
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dates

Nearest frequency peer: dates (-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 “degrees”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “degrees” 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).

degrees vs depress
71% similar
degrees vs digress
71% similar
degrees vs degree
86% similar

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

Key facts for degrees
PropertyValue
Headworddegrees
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪˈɡɹiːz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,784
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “degrees”

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).degreeslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “dates” (#2,783), “da” (#2,782), “doors” (#2,786). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “degrees” is #2,784. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around degrees (IPA /dɪˈɡɹiːz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,784 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of degree".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for degrees, with forms such as "ddegrees", "degeres", and "deggrees". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "depress", "digress", "degree", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is degrees, spelled D-E-G-R-E-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of degree

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddegrees
  • degeres
  • deggrees
  • degreess
  • degres
  • degrese
  • degrrees
  • dergees
  • dgerees
  • edgrees

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of degrees - 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.

ddegrees1degeres2deggrees1degreess1degres1degrese2degrrees1dergees2
Edit distance from "degrees"

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 "degrees"?
"degrees" is spelled D-E-G-R-E-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈɡɹiːz/.
What does "degrees" mean?
As a noun, "degrees" means: plural of degree
What words are commonly confused with "degrees"?
"degrees" is commonly confused with "depress", "digress", "degree". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "degrees"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "degrees" is /dɪˈɡɹiːz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "degrees" come from?
"degrees" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

checked#2,779heavily#2,793writers#2,769updated#2,768

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

baseball10 variantsmessages10 variantsrefused10 variantsprepare10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list