Neolithic
/ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/
"neolithic" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Neolithic” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,393. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,393
- frequency rank, English
- 24,391
- “N” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The period of prehistory from circa 8500 to 4500 BCE.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Neolithic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #29,393 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Neolithic” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Neolithic (IPA /ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,393 among 24,391 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The period of prehistory from circa 8500 to 4500 BCE.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Neolithic, with forms such as "enolithic", "neloithic", and "neoilthic". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From neo- + -lithic. Coined by English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system. The correct English form is Neolithic, spelled N-E-O-L-I-T-H-I-C.
Definition
- 1The period of prehistory from circa 8500 to 4500 BCE.
Etymology
From neo- + -lithic. Coined by English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enolithic
- neloithic
- neoilthic
- neolihtic
- neolithci
- neolithhic
- neolithicc
- neolitihc
- neolitthic
- neollithic
- neoltihic
- nneolithic
- noelithic
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Neolithic - 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 “Neolithic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-E-O-L-I-T-H-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.