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
18,836
“E” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.

Key facts for endangerment
PropertyValue
Headwordendangerment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#43,137
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “endangerment” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). endangerment lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around endangerment, anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,137 among 18,836 “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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Using “endangerment”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-N-D-A-N-G-E-R-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list