everybody's

contraction

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"everybody-s" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“everybody's” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,594
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contraction of everybody is.

Corpus desk

Index EN-everybody-s · everybody's · English

everybody's · rank #12,594 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,594
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Esther

Nearest frequency peer: Esther (-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 “everybody's”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “everybody's” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

everybody's vs everybody
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for everybody's
PropertyValue
Headwordeverybody's
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechContraction
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,594
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “everybody's”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Esther” (#12,593), “fantasies” (#12,595), “faulty” (#12,596). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “everybody's” is #12,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around everybody's, acontraction. Corpus frequency is #12,594 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for everybody's, with forms such as "eevrybody's", "everbyody's", and "everrybody's". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "everybody", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is everybody's, spelled E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y-'-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contraction of everybody is.
  2. 2
    Contraction of everybody has.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Everybody's going to the party.
  2. Almost everybody's read that book.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eevrybody's
  • everbyody's
  • everrybody's
  • everybbody's
  • everybdoy's
  • everybod'ys
  • everyboddy's
  • everybody'ss
  • everybodys'
  • everybodyy's
  • everyboyd's
  • everyobdy's
  • everyybody's
  • eveyrbody's
  • evreybody's
  • evverybody's
  • veerybody's

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of everybody's - 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.

eevrybody's2everbyody's2everrybody's1everybbody's1everybdoy's2everybod'ys2everyboddy's1everybody'ss1
Edit distance from "everybody's"

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 "everybody's"?
"everybody's" is spelled E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y-'-S.
What does "everybody's" mean?
As a contraction, "everybody's" means: Contraction of everybody is.
What words are commonly confused with "everybody's"?
"everybody's" is commonly confused with "everybody". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "everybody's" come from?
"everybody's" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list