Eileen
/aɪˈliːn/
"eileen" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Eileen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,550. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,550
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female given name from Irish.
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 | Eileen |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /aɪˈliːn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #18,550 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Eileen” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Eileen (IPA /aɪˈliːn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,550 among 18,836 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A female given name from Irish.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eileen, with forms such as "eielen", "eileenn", and "eilen". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ellen", "elven", "eleven", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized form of Irish Eibhlín, Eilín or Aibhilín, all cognates of Evelyn. Sometimes also used for the Irish name Éibhleann, possibly from Old Irish oíph (“radiance, beauty”). The correct English form is Eileen, spelled E-I-L-E-E-N.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Irish.
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Eibhlín, Eilín or Aibhilín, all cognates of Evelyn. Sometimes also used for the Irish name Éibhleann, possibly from Old Irish oíph (“radiance, beauty”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eielen
- eileenn
- eilen
- eilene
- eilleen
- elieen
- ieleen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Eileen - 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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Using “Eileen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-I-L-E-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /aɪˈliːn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ellen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Eileen vs ellen
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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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.