privileges
/ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪ.d͡ʒɪz/
"privileges" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“privileges” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,259
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of privilege
Corpus desk
Index EN-privileges · privileges · English
privileges · rank #10,259 · 15 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,259
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH predictable
Nearest frequency peer: predictable (-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 “privileges”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- polished
polished
89,745 corpus weight
- pots
pots
89,744 corpus weight
- predictable
predictable
89,743 corpus weight
- privileges
privileges
89,742 corpus weight
- professiona…
professionally
89,740 corpus weight
- protesting
protesting
89,739 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “privileges” 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 | privileges |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪ.d͡ʒɪz/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #10,259 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “privileges” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around privileges (IPA /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪ.d͡ʒɪz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,259 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of privilege".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for privileges, with forms such as "pirvileges", "pprivileges", and "priivleges". 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, "privilege", "privileged", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is privileges, spelled P-R-I-V-I-L-E-G-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of privilege
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- pirvileges
- pprivileges
- priivleges
- privielges
- privileegs
- privilegess
- privilegges
- privilegse
- privilgees
- privilleges
- privlieges
- privvileges
- prrivileges
- prviileges
- rpivileges
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of privileges - 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 September 3, 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 "privileges", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "privileges" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "privilege". View pair
- 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #10,259 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.