futures

noun

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

The verdict

“futures” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,045. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,045
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ellipsis of futures contract.

Corpus desk

Index EN-futures · futures · English

futures · rank #9,045 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,045
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH Felix

Nearest frequency peer: Felix (-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 “futures”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “futures” 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).

futures vs futurist
75% similar
futures vs future
86% similar
futures vs figures
71% similar

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

Key facts for futures
PropertyValue
Headwordfutures
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,045
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “futures”

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).futureslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Felix” (#9,044), “gel” (#9,046), “exploitation” (#9,043). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “futures” is #9,045. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around futures, anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,045 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ellipsis of futures contract.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for futures, with forms such as "ffutures", "ftuures", and "futrues". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "futurist", "future", "figures", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Shortening of futures contract. The correct English form is futures, spelled F-U-T-U-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ellipsis of futures contract.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Changes in spread between prices of cotton sheeting and twill and prices of cotton futures were relatively less than those indicated for print cloth.
  2. The percentage of times the American futures call option is priced below the European index call option decreases noticeably when the futures is at a premium to the index.

Etymology

Shortening of futures contract.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffutures
  • ftuures
  • futrues
  • futtures
  • futuers
  • futuress
  • futurres
  • futurse
  • fuutres
  • uftures

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffutures1ftuures2futrues2futtures1futuers2futuress1futurres1futurse2
Edit distance from "futures"

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 "futures"?
"futures" is spelled F-U-T-U-R-E-S.
What does "futures" mean?
As a noun, "futures" means: Ellipsis of futures contract.
What words are commonly confused with "futures"?
"futures" is commonly confused with "futurist", "future", "figures". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "futures"?
Shortening of futures contract. 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 "futures", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list