fifths
/fɪfθs/
"fifths" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fifths” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,150. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,150
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of fifth
Corpus desk
Index EN-fifths · fifths · English
fifths · rank #27,150 · 10 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #27,150
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH fiduciary
Nearest frequency peer: fiduciary (-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 “fifths”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- fertilizati…
fertilization
72,854 corpus weight
- fervor
fervor
72,853 corpus weight
- fiduciary
fiduciary
72,852 corpus weight
- fifths
fifths
72,851 corpus weight
- flax
flax
72,850 corpus weight
- fractional
fractional
72,849 corpus weight
What this shows “fifths” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fifths |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fɪfθs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #27,150 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fifths”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around fifths (IPA /fɪfθs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,150 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of fifth".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fifths, with forms such as "ffifths", "ffiths", and "fiffths". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "fits", "fifty", "fists", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is fifths, spelled F-I-F-T-H-S.
Definition
- 1plural of fifth
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffifths
- ffiths
- fiffths
- fifhts
- fifthhs
- fifthss
- fiftsh
- fiftths
- fitfhs
- iffths
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fifths - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fifths", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).