savages

/ˈsævɪd͡ʒɪz/

//ˈsævɪd͡ʒɪz// noun

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

The verdict

“savages” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,711
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of savage

Corpus desk

Index EN-savages · savages · English

savages · rank #17,711 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,711
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH rumour

Nearest frequency peer: rumour (-2 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 “savages”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “savages” 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).

savages vs saves
71% similar
savages vs stages
71% similar
savages vs sages
71% similar

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

Key facts for savages
PropertyValue
Headwordsavages
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsævɪd͡ʒɪz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,711
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “savages”

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).savageslands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “rumour” (#17,709), “semen” (#17,713), “royale” (#17,708). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “savages” is #17,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around savages (IPA /ˈsævɪd͡ʒɪz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,711 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of savage".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for savages, with forms such as "asvages", "saavges", and "savaegs". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "saves", "stages", "sages", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is savages, spelled S-A-V-A-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of savage

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asvages
  • saavges
  • savaegs
  • savagess
  • savagges
  • savagse
  • savgaes
  • savvages
  • ssavages
  • svaages

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of savages - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asvages2saavges2savaegs2savagess1savagges1savagse2savgaes2savvages1
Edit distance from "savages"

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 "savages"?
"savages" is spelled S-A-V-A-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsævɪd͡ʒɪz/.
What does "savages" mean?
As a noun, "savages" means: plural of savage
What words are commonly confused with "savages"?
"savages" is commonly confused with "saves", "stages", "sages". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "savages"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "savages" is /ˈsævɪd͡ʒɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "savages" come from?
"savages" 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 "savages", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Senegal#17,714robbing#17,707Shapiro#17,716shorten#17,718

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