eagle
/ˈiːɡəl/
"eagle" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eagle” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,785
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
Corpus desk
Index EN-eagle · eagle · English
eagle · rank #5,785 · 6 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,785
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH dozens
Nearest frequency peer: dozens (-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 “eagle”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- disc
disc
94,219 corpus weight
- dishes
dishes
94,218 corpus weight
- dozens
dozens
94,217 corpus weight
- eagle
eagle
94,216 corpus weight
- eaten
eaten
94,215 corpus weight
- embassy
embassy
94,214 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “eagle” 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 | eagle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈiːɡəl/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #5,785 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eagle” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around eagle (IPA /ˈiːɡəl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,785 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for eagle, with forms such as "aegle", "eagel", and "eaggle". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "ele", "edge", "ease", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne. The correct English form is eagle, spelled E-A-G-L-E.
Definition
- 1Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
- 2A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
- 3A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
- 4A score of two under par for a hole.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how eagle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I, I go my own way I swim against the stream Forever I will fight the pοwers that be The eagle flies alone
I got an eagle in the third hole.
Etymology
From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aegle
- eagel
- eaggle
- eaglle
- ealge
- egale
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eagle - 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.
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 September 2, 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 "eagle", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 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.