idiosyncrasies
/ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)ˈsɪŋkɹəsis/
"idiosyncrasies" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“idiosyncrasies” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,414. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,414
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of idiosyncrasy
Corpus desk
Index EN-idiosyncrasies · idiosyncrasies · English
idiosyncrasies · rank #49,414 · 21 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,414
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 21 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH Imelda
Nearest frequency peer: Imelda (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “idiosyncrasies”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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hurtling
50,592 corpus weight
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hyperinflation
50,591 corpus weight
- ICJ
ICJ
50,590 corpus weight
- idiosyncras…
idiosyncrasies
50,587 corpus weight
- Imelda
Imelda
50,586 corpus weight
- incantation
incantation
50,582 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “idiosyncrasies” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | idiosyncrasies |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)ˈsɪŋkɹəsis/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #49,414 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “idiosyncrasies” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 21 spelling variants around idiosyncrasies (IPA /ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)ˈsɪŋkɹəsis/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,414 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of idiosyncrasy".
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for idiosyncrasies, with forms such as "diiosyncrasies", "iddiosyncrasies", and "idiosnycrasies". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is idiosyncrasies, spelled I-D-I-O-S-Y-N-C-R-A-S-I-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of idiosyncrasy
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- diiosyncrasies
- iddiosyncrasies
- idiosnycrasies
- idiossyncrasies
- idiosycnrasies
- idiosyncarsies
- idiosynccrasies
- idiosyncraises
- idiosyncraseis
- idiosyncrasiess
- idiosyncrasise
- idiosyncrassies
- idiosyncrrasies
- idiosyncrsaies
- idiosynncrasies
- idiosynrcasies
- idiosyyncrasies
- idioysncrasies
- idisoyncrasies
- idoisyncrasies
- iidosyncrasies
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of idiosyncrasies - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "idiosyncrasies", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).
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.