fastest

adj

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"fastest" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fastest” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,759
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - superlative form of fast (adjective): most fast

Corpus desk

Index EN-fastest · fastest · English

fastest · rank #4,759 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,759
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH export

Nearest frequency peer: export (-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 “fastest”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fastest” 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).

fastest vs Fates
57% similar
fastest vs faster
71% similar
fastest vs fasten
71% similar

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

Key facts for fastest
PropertyValue
Headwordfastest
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,759
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fastest”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).fastestlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “export” (#4,758), “formerly” (#4,760), “exclusively” (#4,757). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fastest” is #4,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around fastest, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,759 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "superlative form of fast (adjective): most fast".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for fastest, with forms such as "afstest", "fasetst", and "fasstest". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Fates", "faster", "fasten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is fastest, spelled F-A-S-T-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    superlative form of fast (adjective): most fast

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He set a new fastest time for running a mile.
  2. Scientists say it is one of the world’s fastest-melting glaciers.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afstest
  • fasetst
  • fasstest
  • fastesst
  • fastestt
  • fastets
  • fastset
  • fasttest
  • fatsest
  • ffastest
  • fsatest

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

afstest2fasetst2fasstest1fastesst1fastestt1fastets2fastset2fasttest1
Edit distance from "fastest"

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 "fastest"?
"fastest" is spelled F-A-S-T-E-S-T.
What does "fastest" mean?
As an adjective, "fastest" means: superlative form of fast (adjective): most fast
What words are commonly confused with "fastest"?
"fastest" is commonly confused with "Fates", "faster", "fasten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "fastest" come from?
"fastest" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diverse#4,753Harvard#4,765deposit#4,750jealous#4,768

Similar misspelling depth

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

isolated11 variantsknocked11 variantscounties11 variantsmodified11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list