endangerment

noun

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"endangerment" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“endangerment” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,137. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,137
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.

Corpus desk

Index EN-endangerment · endangerment · English

endangerment · rank #43,137 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,137
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH encephalopathy

Nearest frequency peer: encephalopathy (-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 “endangerment”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “endangerment” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for endangerment
PropertyValue
Headwordendangerment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#43,137
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “endangerment”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).endangermentlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “encephalopathy” (#43,136), “Evangeline” (#43,139), “embodying” (#43,134). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “endangerment” is #43,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around endangerment, anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,137 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for endangerment, with forms such as "ednangerment", "enadngerment", and "endagnerment". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From endanger + -ment. The correct English form is endangerment, spelled E-N-D-A-N-G-E-R-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.
  2. 2
    The exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or harm.

Etymology

From endanger + -ment.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ednangerment
  • enadngerment
  • endagnerment
  • endanegrment
  • endangemrent
  • endangeremnt
  • endangermennt
  • endangermentt
  • endangermetn
  • endangermment
  • endangermnet
  • endangerrment
  • endanggerment
  • endangrement
  • endanngerment
  • enddangerment
  • endnagerment
  • enndangerment
  • nedangerment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of endangerment - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ednangerment2enadngerment2endagnerment2endanegrment2endangemrent2endangeremnt2endangermennt1endangermentt1
Edit distance from "endangerment"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "endangerment"?
"endangerment" is spelled E-N-D-A-N-G-E-R-M-E-N-T.
What does "endangerment" mean?
As a noun, "endangerment" means: The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.
What are common misspellings of "endangerment"?
Common misspellings include "ednangerment", "enadngerment", "endagnerment", "endanegrment", "endangemrent". The correct spelling is "endangerment".
What is the origin of the word "endangerment"?
From endanger + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "endangerment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list