respect
/ɹɪˈspɛkt/
"respect" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“respect” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #999. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #999
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - An attitude of consideration or high regard.
Corpus desk
Index EN-respect · respect · English
respect · rank #999 · 11 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #999
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH places
Nearest frequency peer: places (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “respect”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- pain
pain
99,005 corpus weight
- Paul
Paul
99,004 corpus weight
- places
places
99,003 corpus weight
- respect
respect
99,002 corpus weight
- response
response
99,001 corpus weight
- river
river
99,000 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “respect” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | respect |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈspɛkt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #999 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “respect” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around respect (IPA /ɹɪˈspɛkt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #999 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for respect, with forms such as "erspect", "repsect", and "resepct". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "respects", "respected", "reset", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English respect, from Old French respect, also respit (“respect, regard, consideration”), from Latin respectus (“a looking at, regard, respect”), perfect passive participle of respiciō (“look at, look back upon, respect”), from re- (“back”) + sp… The correct English form is respect, spelled R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
Definition
- 1An attitude of consideration or high regard.
- 2Good opinion, honor, or admiration.
- 3Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
- 4A particular aspect, feature or detail of something.
- 5Good will; favor.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how respect appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him.
A video of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon complaining to Russian President Vladimir Putin about his lack of respect for the countries of Central Asia that were once part of the Soviet Union has struck a nerve on social media, where it has been viewed millions of times.[…] “We have always respected the interests of our main strategic partner,” Rahmon said,…
Etymology
From Middle English respect, from Old French respect, also respit (“respect, regard, consideration”), from Latin respectus (“a looking at, regard, respect”), perfect passive participle of respiciō (“look at, look back upon, respect”), from re- (“back”) + speciō (“to see”). Doublet of respite.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erspect
- repsect
- resepct
- respcet
- respecct
- respectt
- respetc
- resppect
- resspect
- rrespect
- rsepect
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of respect - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "respect", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
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.