passions

/ˈpæʃənz/

//ˈpæʃənz// noun

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"passions" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“passions” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,393. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,393
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of passion

Corpus desk

Index EN-passions · passions · English

passions · rank #13,393 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,393
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH orphan

Nearest frequency peer: orphan (-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 “passions”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “passions” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

passions vs passing
75% similar
passions vs passion
88% similar
passions vs Parsons
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for passions
PropertyValue
Headwordpassions
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpæʃənz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,393
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “passions”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).passionslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “orphan” (#13,392), “optics” (#13,391), “Patty” (#13,395). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “passions” is #13,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around passions (IPA /ˈpæʃənz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,393 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of passion".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for passions, with forms such as "apssions", "pasions", and "pasisons". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "passing", "passion", "Parsons", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is passions, spelled P-A-S-S-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of passion

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apssions
  • pasions
  • pasisons
  • passinos
  • passionns
  • passionss
  • passiosn
  • passoins
  • ppassions
  • psasions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of passions - 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.

apssions2pasions1pasisons2passinos2passionns1passionss1passiosn2passoins2
Edit distance from "passions"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "passions"?
"passions" is spelled P-A-S-S-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpæʃənz/.
What does "passions" mean?
As a noun, "passions" means: plural of passion
What words are commonly confused with "passions"?
"passions" is commonly confused with "passing", "passion", "Parsons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "passions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passions" is /ˈpæʃənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passions" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "passions", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Nichols10 variantsmemoirs10 variantsJudaism10 variantsSemitic10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list