potatoes

/pəˈteɪ.təʊz/

//pəˈteɪ.təʊz// noun

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

The verdict

“potatoes” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,170. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,170
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-potatoes · potatoes · English

potatoes · rank #6,170 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,170
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH passionate

Nearest frequency peer: passionate (-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 “potatoes”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “potatoes” 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).

potatoes vs potato
75% similar

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

Key facts for potatoes
PropertyValue
Headwordpotatoes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pəˈteɪ.təʊz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,170
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “potatoes”

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).potatoeslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “passionate” (#6,169), “prevented” (#6,171), “olive” (#6,168). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “potatoes” is #6,170. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around potatoes (IPA /pəˈteɪ.təʊz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,170 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for potatoes, with forms such as "optatoes", "poattoes", and "potaotes". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "potato", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is potatoes, spelled P-O-T-A-T-O-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of potato
  2. 2
    plural of potatoe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • optatoes
  • poattoes
  • potaotes
  • potateos
  • potatoess
  • potatose
  • potattoes
  • pottaoes
  • pottatoes
  • ppotatoes
  • ptoatoes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

optatoes2poattoes2potaotes2potateos2potatoess1potatose2potattoes1pottaoes2
Edit distance from "potatoes"

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 "potatoes"?
"potatoes" is spelled P-O-T-A-T-O-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /pəˈteɪ.təʊz/.
What does "potatoes" mean?
As a noun, "potatoes" means: plural of potato
What words are commonly confused with "potatoes"?
"potatoes" is commonly confused with "potato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "potatoes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "potatoes" is /pəˈteɪ.təʊz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "potatoes" come from?
"potatoes" 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 "potatoes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

receiver#6,172mentions#6,164teenager#6,191forecast#6,143

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

lighter11 variantsservant11 variantsearliest11 variantsdisappear11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list