Elaine
/ɪˈleɪn/
"elaine" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Elaine” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,963. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,963
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Corpus desk
Index EN-elaine · Elaine · English
Elaine · rank #12,963 · 7 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,963
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH Dundee
Nearest frequency peer: Dundee (-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 “Elaine”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- duh
duh
87,040 corpus weight
- Dundee
Dundee
87,039 corpus weight
- Elaine
Elaine
87,038 corpus weight
- electrons
electrons
87,037 corpus weight
- emerald
emerald
87,036 corpus weight
- equilibrium
equilibrium
87,034 corpus weight
What this shows “Elaine” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | Elaine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ɪˈleɪn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #12,963 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Elaine”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Elaine (IPA /ɪˈleɪn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,963 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Elaine, with forms such as "ealine", "elaien", and "elainne". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Elie", "elite", "Ellie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French Elaine, a variant of Elene, cognate to Helen, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). A Celtic origin has also been suggested since the name appears in Arthurian legend. Doublet of Helen. The correct English form is Elaine, spelled E-L-A-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 2A town in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Elaine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elaine the fair, Elaine the lovable, Elaine, the lily maid of Astolat, High in her chamber up a tower to the east Guarded the sacred shield of Lancelot;
My own mother named me after her best friend, as women did in those days. Elaine, which I once found too plaintive. I wanted something more definite, a monosyllable: Dot or Pat, like a foot set down. Nothing you could make a mistake about; nothing watery. But my name has solidified around me, with time. I think of it as tough but pliable now, like a well-…
Etymology
From Old French Elaine, a variant of Elene, cognate to Helen, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). A Celtic origin has also been suggested since the name appears in Arthurian legend. Doublet of Helen.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ealine
- elaien
- elainne
- elanie
- eliane
- ellaine
- leaine
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Elaine - 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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Elaine", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).