highest

/ˈhaɪ.ɪst/

//ˈhaɪ.ɪst// adj

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

The verdict

“highest” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,457
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - superlative form of high: most high

Corpus desk

Index EN-highest · highest · English

highest · rank #1,457 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,457
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH heat

Nearest frequency peer: heat (-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 “highest”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “highest” 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).

highest vs Hughes
57% similar
highest vs highness
75% similar
highest vs higher
71% similar

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

Key facts for highest
PropertyValue
Headwordhighest
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈhaɪ.ɪst/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,457
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “highest”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “heat” (#1,456), “interview” (#1,458), “google” (#1,455). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “highest” is #1,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around highest (IPA /ˈhaɪ.ɪst/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,457 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "superlative form of high: most high".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for highest, with forms such as "hgihest", "hhighest", and "higehst". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Hughes", "highness", "higher", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is highest, spelled H-I-G-H-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    superlative form of high: most high

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hgihest
  • hhighest
  • higehst
  • higghest
  • highesst
  • highestt
  • highets
  • highhest
  • highset
  • hihgest
  • ihghest

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hgihest2hhighest1higehst2higghest1highesst1highestt1highets2highhest1
Edit distance from "highest"

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

Same letter count

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

library#1,459freedom#1,454located#1,460evening#1,452

Similar misspelling depth

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

complex11 variantsseconds11 variantswalking11 variantsfinding11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list