patrician

/pəˈtɹɪʃən/

//pəˈtɹɪʃən// noun

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"patrician" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“patrician” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,991. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,991
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege ...

Corpus desk

Index EN-patrician · patrician · English

patrician · rank #44,991 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,991
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pasts

Nearest frequency peer: pasts (-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 “patrician”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “patrician” 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).

patrician vs Patricia
78% similar
patrician vs Parisian
67% similar

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

Key facts for patrician
PropertyValue
Headwordpatrician
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pəˈtɹɪʃən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,991
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “patrician”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).patricianlands 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 “pasts” (#44,990), “pander” (#44,988), “peeked” (#44,994). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “patrician” is #44,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around patrician (IPA /pəˈtɹɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,991 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for patrician, with forms such as "aptrician", "partician", and "patircian". 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, "Patricia", "Parisian", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French patricien, from Latin patricius, derived from patrēs cōnscrīptī (“Roman senators”). The correct English form is patrician, spelled P-A-T-R-I-C-I-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.
  2. 2
    A person of high birth; a nobleman.
  3. 3
    One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how patrician appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Noble Patricians, Patrons of my right, / Defend the iuſtice of my Cauſe with Armes.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French patricien, from Latin patricius, derived from patrēs cōnscrīptī (“Roman senators”).

This word in other languages

patricio(Español)patricien(Français)Patrizier(Deutsch)patrício(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptrician
  • partician
  • patircian
  • patrciian
  • patricain
  • patriccian
  • patriciann
  • patricina
  • patriican
  • patrrician
  • pattrician
  • ppatrician
  • ptarician

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aptrician2partician2patircian2patrciian2patricain2patriccian1patriciann1patricina2
Edit distance from "patrician"

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 "patrician"?
"patrician" is spelled P-A-T-R-I-C-I-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /pəˈtɹɪʃən/.
What does "patrician" mean?
As a noun, "patrician" means: A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege ...
What words are commonly confused with "patrician"?
"patrician" is commonly confused with "Patricia", "Parisian". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "patrician"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patrician" is /pəˈtɹɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "patrician"?
Borrowed from Middle French patricien, from Latin patricius, derived from patrēs cōnscrīptī (“Roman senators”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

redshirt13 variantsregrowth13 variantsrucksack13 variantssacrilege13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list