matchbox
"matchbox" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“matchbox” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,255. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,255
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.
Corpus desk
Index EN-matchbox · matchbox · English
matchbox · rank #43,255 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,255
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH matcha
Nearest frequency peer: matcha (-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 “matchbox”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- mang
mang
56,751 corpus weight
- manifestly
manifestly
56,750 corpus weight
- masa
masa
56,748 corpus weight
- matcha
matcha
56,747 corpus weight
- matchbox
matchbox
56,746 corpus weight
- Mercia
Mercia
56,743 corpus weight
What this shows “matchbox” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | matchbox |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #43,255 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “matchbox”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around matchbox, anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,255 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for matchbox, with forms such as "amtchbox", "macthbox", and "matcbhox". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From match + box. The correct English form is matchbox, spelled M-A-T-C-H-B-O-X.
Definition
- 1A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.
Etymology
From match + box.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amtchbox
- macthbox
- matcbhox
- matcchbox
- matchbbox
- matchboxx
- matchbxo
- matchhbox
- matchobx
- mathcbox
- mattchbox
- mmatchbox
- mtachbox
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of matchbox - 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 "matchbox", 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 (13 here; floor ≥5).