heights

/haɪts/

//haɪts// noun

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

The verdict

“heights” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,688
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of height

Corpus desk

Index EN-heights · heights · English

heights · rank #5,688 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,688
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH harsh

Nearest frequency peer: harsh (-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 “heights”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “heights” 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).

heights vs height
86% similar
heights vs heighten
75% similar

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

Key facts for heights
PropertyValue
Headwordheights
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/haɪts/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,688
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “heights”

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).heightslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “harsh” (#5,687), “horn” (#5,689), “grandmother” (#5,686). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “heights” is #5,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around heights (IPA /haɪts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,688 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of height".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for heights, with forms such as "ehights", "hegihts", and "heigghts". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "height", "heighten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is heights, spelled H-E-I-G-H-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of height

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehights
  • hegihts
  • heigghts
  • heighhts
  • heighst
  • heightss
  • heightts
  • heigths
  • heihgts
  • hheights
  • hieghts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehights2hegihts2heigghts1heighhts1heighst2heightss1heightts1heigths2
Edit distance from "heights"

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 "heights"?
"heights" is spelled H-E-I-G-H-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /haɪts/.
What does "heights" mean?
As a noun, "heights" means: plural of height
What words are commonly confused with "heights"?
"heights" is commonly confused with "height", "heighten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heights"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heights" is /haɪts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heights" come from?
"heights" 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 "heights", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

fifteen#5,681install#5,695justify#5,702lecture#5,706

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

judicial11 variantsmuscles11 variantsbinding11 variantstimeline11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list