FTP

/ˌɛf tiː ˈpiː/

//ˌɛf tiː ˈpiː// adj

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"ftp" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“FTP” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #28,555) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#28,555
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - free-to-play

Corpus desk

Index EN-ftp · FTP · English

FTP · rank #28,555 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,555
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH formatted

Nearest frequency peer: formatted (-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.

Frequency neighbours of confusable “FTP”

Peers at similar corpus weight, separate from look-alike pairs below

corpus weight

What this shows Bars place “FTP” against nearest ranked English headwords, not a reprint of the confusable-pair desk.

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).

FTP vs fu
0% similar
FTP vs FW
33% similar
FTP vs fy
0% similar

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

Key facts for FTP
PropertyValue
HeadwordFTP
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌɛf tiː ˈpiː/
Letters3
Frequency rank#28,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus rank beside confusables of “FTP”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).FTPlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “formatted” (#28,554), “foreplay” (#28,553), “gangsta” (#28,557). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “FTP” is #28,555. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for FTP is neighbouring look-alikes ("fu", "FW", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced /ˌɛf tiː ˈpiː/. Frequency #28,555 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Gloss: "free-to-play".

No generated misspelling entries exist for FTP in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fu", "FW", "fy", and more, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is FTP, spelled F-T-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    free-to-play

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 "FTP"?
"FTP" is spelled F-T-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɛf tiː ˈpiː/.
What does "FTP" mean?
As an adjective, "FTP" means: free-to-play
What words are commonly confused with "FTP"?
"FTP" is commonly confused with "fu", "FW", "fy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "FTP"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "FTP" is /ˌɛf tiː ˈpiː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "FTP" come from?
"FTP" 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 "FTP", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

EEG#28,526cog#28,496CDR#28,484CCS#28,483

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list