sciences

/ˈsaɪənsɪz/

//ˈsaɪənsɪz// noun

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

The verdict

“sciences” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,723
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-sciences · sciences · English

sciences · rank #3,723 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,723
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ross

Nearest frequency peer: Ross (-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 “sciences”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sciences” 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).

sciences vs scenes
75% similar
sciences vs science
88% similar

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

Key facts for sciences
PropertyValue
Headwordsciences
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsaɪənsɪz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,723
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sciences”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).scienceslands 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 “Ross” (#3,722), “Seattle” (#3,724), “roger” (#3,721). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sciences” is #3,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around sciences (IPA /ˈsaɪənsɪz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,723 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of science".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sciences, with forms such as "csiences", "scciences", and "sceinces". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "scenes", "science", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is sciences, spelled S-C-I-E-N-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of science

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csiences
  • scciences
  • sceinces
  • sciecnes
  • sciencces
  • sciencess
  • sciencse
  • scienecs
  • sciennces
  • scineces
  • sicences
  • ssciences

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

csiences2scciences1sceinces2sciecnes2sciencces1sciencess1sciencse2scienecs2
Edit distance from "sciences"

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 "sciences"?
"sciences" is spelled S-C-I-E-N-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsaɪənsɪz/.
What does "sciences" mean?
As a noun, "sciences" means: plural of science
What words are commonly confused with "sciences"?
"sciences" is commonly confused with "scenes", "science". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sciences"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sciences" is /ˈsaɪənsɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sciences" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

physics12 variantsdiscover12 variantsdisaster12 variantscleaning12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list