movie
/ˈmuːvi/
"movie" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“movie” is in the everyday core of English, ranked #715 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #715
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.
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 | movie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmuːvi/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #715 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “movie” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for movie is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmuːvi/. Corpus data places it at rank #715 in overall English word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for movie, with forms such as "mmovie", "moive", and "movei". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "moving", "movies", "moe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English. The correct English form is movie, spelled M-O-V-I-E.
Definition
- 1A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.
- 2A cinema; a movie theatre.
- 3Any event, especially one that is unpleasant or tiresome.
- 4An extremely fun and exciting experience.
Etymology
From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmovie,moive,movei,movvie,mvoie,omvie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of movie - 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.
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 “movie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-V-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmuːvi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “moving” - see the side-by-side comparison. movie vs moving
- 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.