deities

/ˈdiː.ɪ.tiz/

//ˈdiː.ɪ.tiz// noun

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

The verdict

“deities” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,488
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-deities · deities · English

deities · rank #21,488 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,488
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH deletion

Nearest frequency peer: deletion (+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 “deities”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “deities” 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).

deities vs duties
71% similar
deities vs daisies
71% similar
deities vs dailies
71% similar

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

Key facts for deities
PropertyValue
Headworddeities
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdiː.ɪ.tiz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,488
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “deities”

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).deitieslands 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 “deletion” (#21,489), “deb” (#21,486), “diligent” (#21,490). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “deities” is #21,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around deities (IPA /ˈdiː.ɪ.tiz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,488 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of deity".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for deities, with forms such as "ddeities", "deiites", and "deiteis". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "duties", "daisies", "dailies", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is deities, spelled D-E-I-T-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of deity

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeities
  • deiites
  • deiteis
  • deitiess
  • deitise
  • deitties
  • detiies
  • dieties
  • edities

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deities - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddeities1deiites2deiteis2deitiess1deitise2deitties1detiies2dieties2
Edit distance from "deities"

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 "deities"?
"deities" is spelled D-E-I-T-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdiː.ɪ.tiz/.
What does "deities" mean?
As a noun, "deities" means: plural of deity
What words are commonly confused with "deities"?
"deities" is commonly confused with "duties", "daisies", "dailies". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deities"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deities" is /ˈdiː.ɪ.tiz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deities" come from?
"deities" 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 "deities", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

discern#21,491cryptic#21,482dummies#21,500comical#21,473

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Donnelly9 variantsdreamy9 variantsDunbar9 variantscheeses9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list