nuptial
/ˈnʌp.ʃəl/
"nuptial" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nuptial” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,934. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,934
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nuptial · nuptial · English
nuptial · rank #48,934 · 10 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,934
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH numeracy
Nearest frequency peer: numeracy (-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 “nuptial”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- nullificati…
nullification
51,069 corpus weight
- numeracy
numeracy
51,068 corpus weight
- nuptial
nuptial
51,067 corpus weight
- Oban
Oban
51,066 corpus weight
- obligate
obligate
51,065 corpus weight
- obstetric
obstetric
51,064 corpus weight
What this shows “nuptial” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nuptial |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #48,934 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nuptial”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around nuptial (IPA /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,934 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for nuptial, with forms such as "nnuptial", "nputial", and "nupital". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”), from nūbō (“I marry, I take as husband”). The correct English form is nuptial, spelled N-U-P-T-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
- 2Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nuptial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
To prevent the erosion of his own authority, Basil is persuaded to re-enact his father's crime — to unflower the servant girl on her nuptial night.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”), from nūbō (“I marry, I take as husband”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nnuptial
- nputial
- nupital
- nupptial
- nuptail
- nuptiall
- nuptila
- nupttial
- nutpial
- unptial
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nuptial - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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