industries

/ˈɪndəstɹiz/

//ˈɪndəstɹiz// noun

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"industries" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“industries” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,501. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,501
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-industries · industries · English

industries · rank #3,501 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,501
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH hunting

Nearest frequency peer: hunting (-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 “industries”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “industries” 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).

industries vs industrious
82% similar
industries vs industrial
80% similar

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

Key facts for industries
PropertyValue
Headwordindustries
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɪndəstɹiz/
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,501
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “industries”

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).industrieslands 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 “hunting” (#3,500), “Islam” (#3,502), “Jane” (#3,503). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “industries” is #3,501. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around industries (IPA /ˈɪndəstɹiz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,501 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of industry".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for industries, with forms such as "idnustries", "inddustries", and "indsutries". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "industrious", "industrial", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is industries, spelled I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of industry

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnustries
  • inddustries
  • indsutries
  • indusrties
  • indusstries
  • industires
  • industreis
  • industriess
  • industrise
  • industrries
  • industtries
  • indutsries
  • inndustries
  • inudstries
  • nidustries

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

idnustries2inddustries1indsutries2indusrties2indusstries1industires2industreis2industriess1
Edit distance from "industries"

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 "industries"?
"industries" is spelled I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪndəstɹiz/.
What does "industries" mean?
As a noun, "industries" means: plural of industry
What words are commonly confused with "industries"?
"industries" is commonly confused with "industrious", "industrial". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "industries"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "industries" is /ˈɪndəstɹiz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "industries" come from?
"industries" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "industries", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

electrical#3,485principles#3,521references#3,524afterwards#3,463

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

containing15 variantscontracts15 variantspotentially15 variantssubsequent15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list