height

/haɪt/

//haɪt// noun

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"height" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“height” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,836. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,836
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The distance from the base to the top of something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-height · height · English

height · rank #2,836 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,836
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hat

Nearest frequency peer: hat (-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 “height”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “height” 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).

height vs high
67% similar
height vs heist
67% similar
height vs heights
86% similar

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

Key facts for height
PropertyValue
Headwordheight
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/haɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,836
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “height”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).heightlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “hat” (#2,835), “hidden” (#2,837), “hardly” (#2,834). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “height” is #2,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around height (IPA /haɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,836 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for height, with forms such as "ehight", "hegiht", and "heigght". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "high", "heist", "heights", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewk- Proto-Indo-European *kówk-o-s Proto-Germanic *hauhaz Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der. Proto-Germanic *-iþō Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu Old English hīehþu Middle English heighte English height … The correct English form is height, spelled H-E-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The distance from the base to the top of something.
  2. 2
    The distance from the base to the top of something.
  3. 3
    The distance from the base to the top of something.
  4. 4
    The distance from the base to the top of something.
  5. 5
    The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level.
  6. 6
    A high point.
  7. 7
    A high point.
  8. 8
    A high point.
  9. 9
    A high point.
  10. 10
    A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Happiness Makes Up in Height for What It Lacks in Length [title of poem]
  2. He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewk- Proto-Indo-European *kówk-o-s Proto-Germanic *hauhaz Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der. Proto-Germanic *-iþō Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu Old English hīehþu Middle English heighte English height From Middle English heighte, heiȝþe, from Old English hēahþu, hēhþo, hīehþu (“height”), Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō (compare *hauhaz). Equivalent to high + -t (abstract nominal suffix). The regular pronunciation is now obsolete /heɪt/ (as with other words in -eight); the modern form developed early on, at first as a variant, by analogy with the underlying adjective. Cognates See also Saterland Frisian Höchte, Hööchte (“height”), West Frisian hichte (“height”), Dutch hoogte (“height”), Middle High German hœhede, hœhte (“height”), Old Norse hæð (“height”) (compare Swedish höjd, Norwegian høyde), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauhiþa, “height”).

This word in other languages

altura(Español)hauteur(Français)Höhe(Deutsch)altura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehight
  • hegiht
  • heigght
  • heighht
  • heightt
  • heigth
  • heihgt
  • hheight
  • hieght

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehight2hegiht2heigght1heighht1heightt1heigth2heihgt2hheight1
Edit distance from "height"

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 "height"?
"height" is spelled H-E-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is /haɪt/.
What does "height" mean?
As a noun, "height" means: The distance from the base to the top of something.
What words are commonly confused with "height"?
"height" is commonly confused with "high", "heist", "heights". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "height"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "height" is /haɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "height"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewk- Proto-Indo-European *kówk-o-s Proto-Germanic *hauhaz Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der. Proto-Germanic *-iþō Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu Old English hīehþu Middle English heighte Engli... 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 "height", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hidden#2,837hardly#2,834marine#2,843deaths#2,827

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

letting9 variantspounds9 variantsreform9 variantswidely9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list