pictures
/ˈpɪk.(t)ʃəz/
"pictures" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pictures” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,282
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of picture
Corpus desk
Index EN-pictures · pictures · English
pictures · rank #1,282 · 12 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #1,282
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 46,516
- PHOTO-FINISH passed
Nearest frequency peer: passed (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “pictures”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- operation
operation
98,722 corpus weight
- organization
organization
98,721 corpus weight
- passed
passed
98,720 corpus weight
- pictures
pictures
98,719 corpus weight
- protect
protect
98,718 corpus weight
- secret
secret
98,717 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “pictures” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | pictures |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɪk.(t)ʃəz/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #1,282 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pictures” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around pictures (IPA /ˈpɪk.(t)ʃəz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,282 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of picture".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pictures, with forms such as "ipctures", "pcitures", and "picctures". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "picture", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is pictures, spelled P-I-C-T-U-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of picture
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ipctures
- pcitures
- picctures
- pictrues
- picttures
- pictuers
- picturess
- picturres
- picturse
- picutres
- pitcures
- ppictures
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pictures - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pictures", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
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.