equidistance

noun

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

The verdict

“equidistance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Equal distance.

Corpus desk

Index EN-equidistance · equidistance · English

equidistance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for equidistance
PropertyValue
Headwordequidistance
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “equidistance” sits in English frequency

equidistance falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

equidistance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Equal distance.".

No misspelling variants are generated for equidistance in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From equi- + distance. The correct English form is equidistance, spelled E-Q-U-I-D-I-S-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Equal distance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The men are ranged so as to form three sides of a square, and stand three deep, each prisoner being three yards from his fellow. This equidistance gives them the appearance of chess-men set out on a board.

Etymology

From equi- + distance.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "equidistance"?
"equidistance" is spelled E-Q-U-I-D-I-S-T-A-N-C-E.
What does "equidistance" mean?
As a noun, "equidistance" means: Equal distance.
What is the origin of the word "equidistance"?
From equi- + distance. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list