register
/ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stə/
"register" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“register” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,553 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,553
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
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 | register |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,553 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “register” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for register is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stə/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,553 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 18 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for register, with forms such as "ergister", "reggister", and "regisetr". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "registry", "resisted", "resistor", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta (“list, items recorded”), from Latin regerō (“to record, to carry back”), from re- + gerō (“to carry, bear”). Compare Latin registoria (“a treasurer”). Some senses influenced by association with unrelat… The correct English form is register, spelled R-E-G-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
- 2A book of such entries.
- 3An entry in such a book.
- 4The act of registering.
- 5A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.
- 6One who registers or records; a registrar; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events.
- 7A distinct horizontal (or, more rarely, vertical) section of a work of art or inscription that is divided into several such sections.
- 8A device that automatically records a quantity.
- 9The part of a telegraphic apparatus that automatically records the message received.
- 10A list of received calls in a phone set.
- 11A small unit of very fast memory that is directly accessible to the central processing unit, and is mostly used to store inputs, outputs, or intermediate results of computations.
- 12The exact alignment of lines, margins, and colors.
- 13The inner part of the mould in which types are cast.
- 14The range of a voice or instrument.
- 15An organ stop.
- 16A style of a language used in a particular context.
- 17A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct, capable of being opened and closed to direct the air flow.
- 18Ellipsis of cash register.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta (“list, items recorded”), from Latin regerō (“to record, to carry back”), from re- + gerō (“to carry, bear”). Compare Latin registoria (“a treasurer”). Some senses influenced by association with unrelated Latin regō (“to rule”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ergister,reggister,regisetr,regisster,registerr,registre,registter,regitser,regsiter,reigster,rgeister,rregister
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of register - 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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Using “register”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-G-I-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “registry” - see the side-by-side comparison. register vs registry
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.