object
/ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/
"object" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“object” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,689 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,689
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
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 | object |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,689 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “object” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for object is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,689 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for object, with forms such as "boject", "obbject", and "obejct". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "objects", "objected", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French object, from Medieval Latin obiectum (“object”, literally “thrown against”), from obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō (“to throw against”), from ob- (“against”) + iaciō (“to throw”), as a calque of Ancient Greek ἀντικείμενον (anti… The correct English form is object, spelled O-B-J-E-C-T.
Definition
- 1A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
- 2Objective; goal, end or purpose of something.
- 3The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
- 4A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
- 5A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
- 6An instantiation of a class or structure.
- 7An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).
- 8Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
Etymology
From Old French object, from Medieval Latin obiectum (“object”, literally “thrown against”), from obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō (“to throw against”), from ob- (“against”) + iaciō (“to throw”), as a calque of Ancient Greek ἀντικείμενον (antikeímenon). Doublet of objectum and objet.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: boject,obbject,obejct,objcet,objecct,objectt,objetc,objject,ojbect
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of object - 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 “object”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-B-J-E-C-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “objects” - see the side-by-side comparison. object vs objects
- 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.