experience

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/

//ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns// noun

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

The verdict

“experience” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#541
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintanc...

Corpus desk

Index EN-experience · experience · English

experience · rank #541 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #541
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH example

Nearest frequency peer: example (-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 “experience”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “experience” 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).

experience vs experienced
91% similar
experience vs experiences
91% similar
experience vs expediency
80% similar

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

Key facts for experience
PropertyValue
Headwordexperience
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/
Letters10
Frequency rank#541
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “experience”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “example” (#540), “heard” (#542), “current” (#539). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “experience” is #541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around experience (IPA /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #541 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for experience, with forms such as "epxerience", "exeprience", and "expeirence". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "experienced", "experiences", "expediency", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English experience, from Old French, from Latin experientia (“a trial, proof, experiment, experimental knowledge, experience”), from experiens, present participle of experiri (“to try, put to the test, undertake, undergo”), from ex (“out”) + per… The correct English form is experience, spelled E-X-P-E-R-I-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.
  2. 2
    An activity one has performed.
  3. 3
    A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.
  4. 4
    The knowledge thus gathered.
  5. 5
    A business offering in which a major focus is the way that the customer interacts with the business throughout the transaction, as opposed to only its outcome (the product or service).
  6. 6
    Synonym of experience points
  7. 7
    Trial; a test or experiment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. It was an experience he would not soon forget.
  2. March 20, 1684-5, John Sharp, Sermon preached at Whitehall Those that undertook the religion of our Savior upon his preaching, had no experience of it.

Etymology

From Middle English experience, from Old French, from Latin experientia (“a trial, proof, experiment, experimental knowledge, experience”), from experiens, present participle of experiri (“to try, put to the test, undertake, undergo”), from ex (“out”) + peritus (“experienced, expert”), past participle of *periri (“to go through”); see expert and peril. Displaced native Old English āfandung (“experience”) and āfandian (“to experience”).

Antonyms

inexperience

This word in other languages

experiencia(Español)expérience(Français)Erlebnis(Deutsch)experiência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxerience
  • exeprience
  • expeirence
  • expereince
  • experiance
  • experiecne
  • experiencce
  • experienec
  • experiennce
  • experinece
  • experrience
  • expperience
  • expreience
  • exxperience
  • xeperience

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epxerience2exeprience2expeirence2expereince2experiance1experiecne2experiencce1experienec2
Edit distance from "experience"

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 "experience"?
"experience" is spelled E-X-P-E-R-I-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/.
What does "experience" mean?
As a noun, "experience" means: The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintanc...
What words are commonly confused with "experience"?
"experience" is commonly confused with "experienced", "experiences", "expediency". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "experience"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "experience" is /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/. 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 "experience"?
From Middle English experience, from Old French, from Latin experientia (“a trial, proof, experiment, experimental knowledge, experience”), from experiens, present participle of experiri (“to try, put to the test, undertake, undergo”), from ex (“o... 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 "experience", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list