puritanical
/pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/
"puritanical" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“puritanical” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,572. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,572
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | puritanical |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #49,572 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “puritanical” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around puritanical (IPA /pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,572 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for puritanical, with forms such as "ppuritanical", "pruitanical", and "puirtanical". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From puritanic + -al. The correct English form is puritanical, spelled P-U-R-I-T-A-N-I-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
- 2Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).
Etymology
From puritanic + -al.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ppuritanical
- pruitanical
- puirtanical
- puriatnical
- puritaincal
- puritancial
- puritaniacl
- puritanicall
- puritaniccal
- puritanicla
- puritannical
- puritnaical
- purittanical
- purritanical
- purtianical
- upritanical
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of puritanical - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "puritanical"?
What does "puritanical" mean?
What are common misspellings of "puritanical"?
How do you pronounce "puritanical"?
What is the origin of the word "puritanical"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “puritanical”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-U-R-I-T-A-N-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
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.