entertainment

/ˌɛn.təˈteɪn.mənt/

//ˌɛn.təˈteɪn.mənt// noun

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"entertainment" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“entertainment” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,482. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,482
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or activ...

Corpus desk

Index EN-entertainment · entertainment · English

entertainment · rank #2,482 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,482
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH educational

Nearest frequency peer: educational (-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 “entertainment”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “entertainment” 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 entertainment
PropertyValue
Headwordentertainment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɛn.təˈteɪn.mənt/
Letters13
Frequency rank#2,482
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “entertainment”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “educational” (#2,481), “extreme” (#2,483), “don” (#2,480). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “entertainment” is #2,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around entertainment (IPA /ˌɛn.təˈteɪn.mənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,482 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for entertainment, with forms such as "enetrtainment", "enntertainment", and "enteratinment". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English entretenement (“support, maintenance”), from Old French entretenement; see entertain. Morphologically entertain + -ment. The correct English form is entertainment, spelled E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.
  2. 2
    A show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others.
  3. 3
    Maintenance or support.
  4. 4
    An admission into service; a service.
  5. 5
    The payment of soldiers or servants; wages.
  6. 6
    A reception; a (provision of) food to guests or travellers.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how entertainment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The delinquents are generally the adventurous type, who have little use for reading and other non-active entertainment.
  2. Such abundance must be laid out on superfluous recreations, buildings, ornaments, furniture, equipage, attendants, entertainments, visitations, braveries, and a world of need-nots […]

Etymology

From Middle English entretenement (“support, maintenance”), from Old French entretenement; see entertain. Morphologically entertain + -ment.

This word in other languages

entretenimiento(Español)divertissement(Français)Unterhaltung(Deutsch)entretenimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enetrtainment
  • enntertainment
  • enteratinment
  • enterrtainment
  • entertaimnent
  • entertainemnt
  • entertainmennt
  • entertainmentt
  • entertainmetn
  • entertainmment
  • entertainmnet
  • entertainnment
  • entertaniment
  • entertianment
  • enterttainment
  • entetrainment
  • entretainment
  • enttertainment
  • etnertainment
  • netertainment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entertainment - 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.

enetrtainment2enntertainment1enteratinment2enterrtainment1entertaimnent2entertainemnt2entertainmennt1entertainmentt1
Edit distance from "entertainment"

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 "entertainment"?
"entertainment" is spelled E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɛn.təˈteɪn.mənt/.
What does "entertainment" mean?
As a noun, "entertainment" means: An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or activ...
What are common misspellings of "entertainment"?
Common misspellings include "enetrtainment", "enntertainment", "enteratinment", "enterrtainment", "entertaimnent". The correct spelling is "entertainment".
How do you pronounce "entertainment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entertainment" is /ˌɛn.təˈteɪn.mənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "entertainment"?
From Middle English entretenement (“support, maintenance”), from Old French entretenement; see entertain. Morphologically entertain + -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 "entertainment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

opportunities#2,456circumstances#2,520unfortunately#2,416approximately#2,281

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

manufacturing20 variantsenvironmental20 variantsinvestigation20 variantsconstruction20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list