requires

/ɹɪˈkwaɪəz/

//ɹɪˈkwaɪəz// verb

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"requires" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“requires” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,175
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of require

Corpus desk

Index EN-requires · requires · English

requires · rank #2,175 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,175
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH relations

Nearest frequency peer: relations (-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 “requires”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “requires” 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).

requires vs require
88% similar
requires vs requiem
75% similar
requires vs required
88% similar

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

Key facts for requires
PropertyValue
Headwordrequires
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈkwaɪəz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,175
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “requires”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).requireslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “relations” (#2,174), “route” (#2,176), “regarding” (#2,173). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “requires” is #2,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around requires (IPA /ɹɪˈkwaɪəz/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,175 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of require".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for requires, with forms such as "erquires", "reqiures", and "reqquires". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "require", "requiem", "required", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is requires, spelled R-E-Q-U-I-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of require

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erquires
  • reqiures
  • reqquires
  • requiers
  • requiress
  • requirres
  • requirse
  • requries
  • reuqires
  • rqeuires
  • rrequires

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erquires2reqiures2reqquires1requiers2requiress1requirres1requirse2requries2
Edit distance from "requires"

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 "requires"?
"requires" is spelled R-E-Q-U-I-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈkwaɪəz/.
What does "requires" mean?
As a verb, "requires" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of require
What words are commonly confused with "requires"?
"requires" is commonly confused with "require", "requiem", "required". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "requires"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "requires" is /ɹɪˈkwaɪəz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "requires" come from?
"requires" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schedule#2,178platform#2,170measures#2,165Williams#2,188

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

testing11 variantsconcern11 variantsshopping11 variantspayment11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list