Rapunzel
/ɹəˈpʌnzəl/
"rapunzel" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Rapunzel” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,650
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A German fairy tale about a girl imprisoned in a tower who lets down her long hair for a rescuer to climb.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rapunzel |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ɹəˈpʌnzəl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #37,650 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rapunzel” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Rapunzel (IPA /ɹəˈpʌnzəl/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #37,650 among 21,470 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rapunzel, with forms such as "arpunzel", "rapnuzel", and "rappunzel". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Rapunzel, the name of several varieties of lettuce. The correct English form is Rapunzel, spelled R-A-P-U-N-Z-E-L.
Definition
- 1A German fairy tale about a girl imprisoned in a tower who lets down her long hair for a rescuer to climb.
- 2The fictional girl who is the protagonist and title character of the fairy tale.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Rapunzel, the name of several varieties of lettuce.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- arpunzel
- rapnuzel
- rappunzel
- rapunezl
- rapunnzel
- rapunzell
- rapunzle
- rapunzzel
- rapuznel
- raupnzel
- rpaunzel
- rrapunzel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rapunzel - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “Rapunzel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-A-P-U-N-Z-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹəˈpʌnzəl/ (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
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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.