earshot
/ˈɪəˌʃɒt/
"earshot" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“earshot” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,348. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,348
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A distance from which sound is still audible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-earshot · earshot · English
earshot · rank #45,348 · 10 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #45,348
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH Earhart
Nearest frequency peer: Earhart (-2 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 “earshot”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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drunkenly
54,658 corpus weight
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dumbbell
54,657 corpus weight
- dutiful
dutiful
54,656 corpus weight
- Earhart
Earhart
54,655 corpus weight
- earshot
earshot
54,653 corpus weight
- eke
eke
54,649 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “earshot” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | earshot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɪəˌʃɒt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #45,348 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “earshot” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around earshot (IPA /ˈɪəˌʃɒt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,348 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A distance from which sound is still audible.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for earshot, with forms such as "aershot", "earhsot", and "earrshot". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ear + shot. The correct English form is earshot, spelled E-A-R-S-H-O-T.
Definition
- 1A distance from which sound is still audible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how earshot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I'll row out on the lake but stay within earshot.
Loola glances about her to make sure that nobody is within earshot, then speaks at last almost in a whisper.
Etymology
From ear + shot.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aershot
- earhsot
- earrshot
- earshhot
- earshott
- earshto
- earsoht
- earsshot
- easrhot
- erashot
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of earshot - 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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "earshot", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #45,348 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.