plinth
/plɪnθ/
"plinth" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“plinth” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #47,264 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #47,264
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
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 | plinth |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /plɪnθ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #47,264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “plinth” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for plinth is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /plɪnθ/. Corpus data places it at rank #47,264 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for plinth, with forms such as "lpinth", "pilnth", and "plinht". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "point", "print", "Pliny", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French plinthe, from Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”). The correct English form is plinth, spelled P-L-I-N-T-H.
Definition
- 1A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
- 2The bottom course of a wall.
- 3A base or pedestal beneath a cabinet.
Etymology
From French plinthe, from Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lpinth,pilnth,plinht,plinnth,plinthh,plintth,plitnh,pllinth,plnith,pplinth
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plinth - 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 “plinth”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-L-I-N-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /plɪnθ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “point” - see the side-by-side comparison. plinth vs point
- 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.