model
/ˈmɒd.l̩/
"model" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“model” is in the everyday core of English, ranked #775 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #775
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
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 | model |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɒd.l̩/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #775 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “model” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for model is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɒd.l̩/. Corpus data places it at rank #775 in overall English word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for model, with forms such as "mdoel", "mmodel", and "moddel". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "moe", "mol", "more", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold. The correct English form is model, spelled M-O-D-E-L.
Definition
- 1A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
- 2A person, usually attractive, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.
- 3A representation of a physical object.
- 4A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.
- 5A style, type, or design.
- 6The structural design of a complex system.
- 7A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.
- 8An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
- 9An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.
- 10An organism or species that is used to study an aspect of physiology or pathophysiology or a particular disease; often, a nonhuman one used to approximate processes in humans.
- 11Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
- 12In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.
Etymology
From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mdoel,mmodel,moddel,modell,modle,moedl,omdel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of model - 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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Using “model”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-D-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmɒd.l̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “moe” - see the side-by-side comparison. model vs moe
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.