littlest
/ˈlɪtl̩əst/
"littlest" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“littlest” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,240. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,240
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - superlative form of little: most little
Corpus desk
Index EN-littlest · littlest · English
littlest · rank #43,240 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #43,240
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH loath
Nearest frequency peer: loath (+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 “littlest”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Lichfield
Lichfield
56,763 corpus weight
- littlest
littlest
56,761 corpus weight
- loath
loath
56,760 corpus weight
- longhorn
longhorn
56,759 corpus weight
- loopy
loopy
56,758 corpus weight
- lun
lun
56,757 corpus weight
What this shows “littlest” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | littlest |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈlɪtl̩əst/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #43,240 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “littlest”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around littlest (IPA /ˈlɪtl̩əst/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,240 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "superlative form of little: most little".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for littlest, with forms such as "ilttlest", "litlest", and "litltest". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "little", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 littlest, spelled L-I-T-T-L-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1superlative form of little: most little
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilttlest
- litlest
- litltest
- littelst
- littlesst
- littlestt
- littlets
- littllest
- littlset
- llittlest
- ltitlest
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of littlest - 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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "littlest", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).