gasket
/ˈɡæs.kɪt/
"gasket" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gasket” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #29,666 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,666
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
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 | gasket |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡæs.kɪt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #29,666 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gasket” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for gasket is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡæs.kɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #29,666 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gasket, with forms such as "agsket", "gakset", and "gasekt". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "gassed", "gasped", "gawker", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Perhaps from Middle French garcette (“gasket”), from Old French garce (“young woman”), feminization of garçon. The correct English form is gasket, spelled G-A-S-K-E-T.
Definition
- 1A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
- 2Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.
- 3A material which may be clamped between faces and acts as a static seal. Gaskets may be cut, formed, or molded to the desired configuration.
- 4Any of a wide variety of seals or packings used between matched machine parts or around pipe joints to prevent the escape of a gas or fluid.
Etymology
Perhaps from Middle French garcette (“gasket”), from Old French garce (“young woman”), feminization of garçon.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: agsket,gakset,gasekt,gaskett,gaskket,gaskte,gassket,ggasket,gsaket
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gasket - 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.
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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Using “gasket”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-A-S-K-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡæs.kɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gassed” - see the side-by-side comparison. gasket vs gassed
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.