exoplanet

noun

"exoplanet" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“exoplanet” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,228
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.

Key facts for exoplanet
PropertyValue
Headwordexoplanet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,228
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “exoplanet” 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). exoplanet lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around exoplanet, anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,228 among 18,836 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for exoplanet, with forms such as "eoxplanet", "exolpanet", and "exopalnet". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Constructed from Ancient Greek: exo- (“outside; extrasolar”) + planet. The correct English form is exoplanet, spelled E-X-O-P-L-A-N-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.

Etymology

Constructed from Ancient Greek: exo- (“outside; extrasolar”) + planet.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eoxplanet
  • exolpanet
  • exopalnet
  • exoplaent
  • exoplanett
  • exoplannet
  • exoplante
  • exopllanet
  • exoplnaet
  • exopplanet
  • expolanet
  • exxoplanet
  • xeoplanet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eoxplanet2exolpanet2exopalnet2exoplaent2exoplanett1exoplannet1exoplante2exopllanet1
Edit distance from "exoplanet"

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 "exoplanet"?
"exoplanet" is spelled E-X-O-P-L-A-N-E-T.
What does "exoplanet" mean?
As a noun, "exoplanet" means: A planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.
What are common misspellings of "exoplanet"?
Common misspellings include "eoxplanet", "exolpanet", "exopalnet", "exoplaent", "exoplanett". The correct spelling is "exoplanet".
What is the origin of the word "exoplanet"?
Constructed from Ancient Greek: exo- (“outside; extrasolar”) + planet. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “exoplanet”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is E-X-O-P-L-A-N-E-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