espoused
"espoused" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“espoused” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,798
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having been espoused or claimed; held (as a belief or position).
Corpus desk
Index EN-espoused · espoused · English
espoused · rank #32,798 · 11 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,798
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH erstwhile
Nearest frequency peer: erstwhile (-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 “espoused”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- epistle
epistle
67,206 corpus weight
- equating
equating
67,205 corpus weight
- erstwhile
erstwhile
67,204 corpus weight
- espoused
espoused
67,203 corpus weight
- exertion
exertion
67,201 corpus weight
- expend
expend
67,200 corpus weight
What this shows “espoused” 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 | espoused |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #32,798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “espoused”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around espoused, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,798 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for espoused, with forms such as "epsoused", "esopused", and "esposued". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "exposed", "espouse", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is espoused, spelled E-S-P-O-U-S-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having been espoused or claimed; held (as a belief or position).
- 2Married, engaged, or in a committed monogamous relationship.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how espoused appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Contrary to most espoused wisdom, most distance hikers travel alone.
Yet, all these potential criticisms run counter to the very espoused (if albeit non-universal) types of claims that critical researchers tend to make.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- epsoused
- esopused
- esposued
- espouesd
- espousde
- espousedd
- espoussed
- esppoused
- espuosed
- esspoused
- sepoused
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espoused - 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
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).