politicians

/ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ənz/

//ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ənz// noun

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"politicians" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“politicians” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,803. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,803
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-politicians · politicians · English

politicians · rank #2,803 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,803
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH NFL

Nearest frequency peer: NFL (-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 “politicians”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “politicians” 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).

politicians vs politician
91% similar

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

Key facts for politicians
PropertyValue
Headwordpoliticians
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ənz/
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,803
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “politicians”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).politicianslands 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 “NFL” (#2,802), “print” (#2,804), “multi” (#2,801). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “politicians” is #2,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around politicians (IPA /ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ənz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,803 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of politician".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for politicians, with forms such as "opliticians", "ploiticians", and "poilticians". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "politician", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is politicians, spelled P-O-L-I-T-I-C-I-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of politician

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opliticians
  • ploiticians
  • poilticians
  • poliitcians
  • politciians
  • politicains
  • politiccians
  • politicianns
  • politicianss
  • politiciasn
  • politicinas
  • politiicans
  • politticians
  • polliticians
  • poltiicians
  • ppoliticians

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of politicians - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opliticians2ploiticians2poilticians2poliitcians2politciians2politicains2politiccians1politicianns1
Edit distance from "politicians"

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 "politicians"?
"politicians" is spelled P-O-L-I-T-I-C-I-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ənz/.
What does "politicians" mean?
As a noun, "politicians" means: plural of politician
What words are commonly confused with "politicians"?
"politicians" is commonly confused with "politician". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "politicians"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "politicians" is /ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "politicians" come from?
"politicians" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Manchester16 variantsresistance16 variantsexperiences16 variantsperforming16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list