rapture

/ˈɹæpt͡ʃɚ/

//ˈɹæpt͡ʃɚ// noun

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"rapture" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rapture” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,373. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,373
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rapture · rapture · English

rapture · rank #23,373 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,373
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rapport

Nearest frequency peer: rapport (-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 “rapture”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rapture” 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).

rapture vs rupture
86% similar
rapture vs recapture
78% similar
rapture vs raptor
71% similar

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

Key facts for rapture
PropertyValue
Headwordrapture
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹæpt͡ʃɚ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,373
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “rapture”

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).rapturelands 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 “rapport” (#23,372), “ration” (#23,374), “proximal” (#23,371). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rapture” is #23,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around rapture (IPA /ˈɹæpt͡ʃɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,373 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rapture, with forms such as "arpture", "rappture", and "raptrue". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "rupture", "recapture", "raptor", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French rapture, from Latin raptūra, future active participle of rapiō (“snatch, carry off”). The correct English form is rapture, spelled R-A-P-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Rapture.
  3. 3
    The act of kidnapping or abducting, especially the forceful carrying off of a woman.
  4. 4
    Rape; ravishment; sexual violation.
  5. 5
    The act of carrying, conveying, transporting or sweeping along by force of movement; the force of such movement; the fact of being carried along by such movement.
  6. 6
    A spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. They went into raptures about the meal they'd had.
  2. Music, when thus applied, raises noble hints in the mind of the hearer, and fills it with great conceptions. It strengthens devotion, and advances praise into rapture[…]

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French rapture, from Latin raptūra, future active participle of rapiō (“snatch, carry off”).

This word in other languages

éxtasis(Español)ravissement(Français)Ekstase(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arpture
  • rappture
  • raptrue
  • raptture
  • raptuer
  • rapturre
  • raputre
  • ratpure
  • rpature
  • rrapture

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

arpture2rappture1raptrue2raptture1raptuer2rapturre1raputre2ratpure2
Edit distance from "rapture"

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 "rapture"?
"rapture" is spelled R-A-P-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹæpt͡ʃɚ/.
What does "rapture" mean?
As a noun, "rapture" means: Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.
What words are commonly confused with "rapture"?
"rapture" is commonly confused with "rupture", "recapture", "raptor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rapture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rapture" is /ˈɹæpt͡ʃɚ/. 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 "rapture"?
Borrowed from Middle French rapture, from Latin raptūra, future active participle of rapiō (“snatch, carry off”). 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 "rapture", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rapport#23,372ravaged#23,375pronoun#23,370rectify#23,377

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list