dermatitis
/ˌdɜː(ɹ)m.əˈtaɪ.tɪs/
"dermatitis" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dermatitis” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,348. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,348
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inflammation of the skin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dermatitis · dermatitis · English
dermatitis · rank #32,348 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,348
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH delightfully
Nearest frequency peer: delightfully (-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 “dermatitis”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- deathly
deathly
67,657 corpus weight
- defection
defection
67,655 corpus weight
- delightfully
delightfully
67,654 corpus weight
- dermatitis
dermatitis
67,653 corpus weight
- desiring
desiring
67,652 corpus weight
- devaluation
devaluation
67,650 corpus weight
What this shows “dermatitis” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dermatitis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdɜː(ɹ)m.əˈtaɪ.tɪs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #32,348 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dermatitis”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around dermatitis (IPA /ˌdɜː(ɹ)m.əˈtaɪ.tɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,348 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Inflammation of the skin.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for dermatitis, with forms such as "ddermatitis", "demratitis", and "deramtitis". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek δερματῖτις (dermatîtis), from δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, flay”). Equivalent to dermato- + -itis. The correct English form is dermatitis, spelled D-E-R-M-A-T-I-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1Inflammation of the skin.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δερματῖτις (dermatîtis), from δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, flay”). Equivalent to dermato- + -itis.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddermatitis
- demratitis
- deramtitis
- dermaittis
- dermatiits
- dermatitiss
- dermatitsi
- dermatittis
- dermattiis
- dermattitis
- dermmatitis
- dermtaitis
- derrmatitis
- drematitis
- edrmatitis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dermatitis - 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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).