raisin
/ˈɹeɪzən/
"raisin" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“raisin” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,683. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,683
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A dried grape.
Corpus desk
Index EN-raisin · raisin · English
raisin · rank #28,683 · 8 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-MID #28,683
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH rationing
Nearest frequency peer: rationing (+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 “raisin”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- quinoa
quinoa
71,321 corpus weight
- rabble
rabble
71,320 corpus weight
- raisin
raisin
71,318 corpus weight
- rationing
rationing
71,317 corpus weight
- reappear
reappear
71,316 corpus weight
- rearrange
rearrange
71,315 corpus weight
What this shows “raisin” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | raisin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹeɪzən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #28,683 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “raisin”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around raisin (IPA /ˈɹeɪzən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,683 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A dried grape.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for raisin, with forms such as "arisin", "raiisn", and "raisinn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "risen", "resin", "rising", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English raysyn, borrowed from Anglo-Norman reysin (“grape, raisin”), from Late Latin racīmus, from Latin racēmus. Possibly a distant cognate of Persian رز (raz, “vine”). Doublet of raceme. The correct English form is raisin, spelled R-A-I-S-I-N.
Definition
- 1A dried grape.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how raisin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Some of the fruit had turned black and shrunken — becoming, effectively, absurdly high-cost raisins.
Etymology
From Middle English raysyn, borrowed from Anglo-Norman reysin (“grape, raisin”), from Late Latin racīmus, from Latin racēmus. Possibly a distant cognate of Persian رز (raz, “vine”). Doublet of raceme.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- arisin
- raiisn
- raisinn
- raisni
- raissin
- rasiin
- riasin
- rraisin
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of raisin - 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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "raisin", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).