racket

/ˈɹækɪt/

//ˈɹækɪt// noun

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"racket" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“racket” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,933. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,933
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton.

Corpus desk

Index EN-racket · racket · English

racket · rank #18,933 · 9 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,933
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rags

Nearest frequency peer: rags (+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 “racket”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “racket” 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).

racket vs rake
67% similar
racket vs racks
67% similar
racket vs raked
67% similar

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

Key facts for racket
PropertyValue
Headwordracket
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹækɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,933
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “racket”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).racketlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “rags” (#18,934), “Rajasthan” (#18,935), “propeller” (#18,930). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “racket” is #18,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around racket (IPA /ˈɹækɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,933 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for racket, with forms such as "arcket", "raccket", and "racekt". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "rake", "racks", "raked", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English raket, of uncertain origin. Possibly cognate with Middle French rachette, requette (“palm of the hand”). From Arabic رَاحَةْ اَلْيَد (rāḥat al-yad, “palm of the hand”). Alternatively, the term might be derived from Dutch raketsen instead… The correct English form is racket, spelled R-A-C-K-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton.
  2. 2
    A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
  3. 3
    A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how racket appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He bought a new tennis racket two days ago.
  2. Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house ; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something ; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall.

Etymology

From Middle English raket, of uncertain origin. Possibly cognate with Middle French rachette, requette (“palm of the hand”). From Arabic رَاحَةْ اَلْيَد (rāḥat al-yad, “palm of the hand”). Alternatively, the term might be derived from Dutch raketsen instead, from Middle French rachasser (“to strike (the ball) back”).

This word in other languages

raqueta(Español)raquette(Français)Schläger(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arcket
  • raccket
  • racekt
  • rackett
  • rackket
  • rackte
  • rakcet
  • rcaket
  • rracket

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

arcket2raccket1racekt2rackett1rackket1rackte2rakcet2rcaket2
Edit distance from "racket"

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 "racket"?
"racket" is spelled R-A-C-K-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹækɪt/.
What does "racket" mean?
As a noun, "racket" means: An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton.
What words are commonly confused with "racket"?
"racket" is commonly confused with "rake", "racks", "raked". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "racket"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "racket" is /ˈɹækɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "racket"?
From Middle English raket, of uncertain origin. Possibly cognate with Middle French rachette, requette (“palm of the hand”). From Arabic رَاحَةْ اَلْيَد (rāḥat al-yad, “palm of the hand”). Alternatively, the term might be derived from Dutch rakets... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list