failures

/ˈfeɪ.ljəz/

//ˈfeɪ.ljəz// noun

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"failures" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“failures” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,226. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,226
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of failure

Corpus desk

Index EN-failures · failures · English

failures · rank #7,226 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,226
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH facilitate

Nearest frequency peer: facilitate (-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 “failures”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “failures” 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).

failures vs figures
75% similar
failures vs failure
88% similar

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

Key facts for failures
PropertyValue
Headwordfailures
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfeɪ.ljəz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,226
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “failures”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “facilitate” (#7,225), “feat” (#7,227), “extends” (#7,224). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “failures” is #7,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around failures (IPA /ˈfeɪ.ljəz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,226 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of failure".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for failures, with forms such as "afilures", "faillures", and "failrues". 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 also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "figures", "failure", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is failures, spelled F-A-I-L-U-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of failure

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afilures
  • faillures
  • failrues
  • failuers
  • failuress
  • failurres
  • failurse
  • faiulres
  • faliures
  • ffailures
  • fialures

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of failures - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afilures2faillures1failrues2failuers2failuress1failurres1failurse2faiulres2
Edit distance from "failures"

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 "failures"?
"failures" is spelled F-A-I-L-U-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfeɪ.ljəz/.
What does "failures" mean?
As a noun, "failures" means: plural of failure
What words are commonly confused with "failures"?
"failures" is commonly confused with "figures", "failure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "failures"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "failures" is /ˈfeɪ.ljəz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "failures" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

founding#7,229cylinder#7,212centered#7,203Brussels#7,201

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

extends11 variantsfreight11 variantshonesty11 variantscracked11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list