score

/skɔː/

//skɔː// noun

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"score" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“score” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,576. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,576
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.

Corpus desk

Index EN-score · score · English

score · rank #1,576 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,576
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 54,294
  • PHOTO-FINISH scale

Nearest frequency peer: scale (-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 “score”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “score” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

score vs soe
60% similar
score vs sor
60% similar
score vs some
60% similar

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

Key facts for score
PropertyValue
Headwordscore
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/skɔː/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,576
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “score” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around score (IPA /skɔː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,576 among 54,294 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 23 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for score, with forms such as "csore", "sccore", and "scoer". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "soe", "sor", "some", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English score, skore, schore, from Old English scoru (“notch; tally; score”), from Old Norse skor, from Proto-Germanic *skurō (“incision; tear; rift”), which is related to *skeraną (“to cut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“cut”)… The correct English form is score, spelled S-C-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
  2. 2
    The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.
  3. 3
    The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.
  4. 4
    Twenty (20).
  5. 5
    Twenty (20).
  6. 6
    Twenty (20).
  7. 7
    Twenty (20).
  8. 8
    Twenty (20).
  9. 9
    A great deal; many, several.
  10. 10
    An amount of money won in gambling; winnings.
  11. 11
    The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts.
  12. 12
    The music of a movie or play.
  13. 13
    A subject.
  14. 14
    An account; a reason; a motive; a sake; a behalf.
  15. 15
    A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
  16. 16
    An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; debt.
  17. 17
    A criminal act, especially:
  18. 18
    A criminal act, especially:
  19. 19
    A criminal act, especially:
  20. 20
    A criminal act, especially:
  21. 21
    A sexual conquest.
  22. 22
    In the Lowestoft area, a narrow pathway running down a cliff to the beach.
  23. 23
    A document which systematically lists differences among compiled manuscripts of a source text.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how score appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The player with the highest score is the winner.
  2. The score is 8-1 even though it's not even half-time!

Etymology

From Middle English score, skore, schore, from Old English scoru (“notch; tally; score”), from Old Norse skor, from Proto-Germanic *skurō (“incision; tear; rift”), which is related to *skeraną (“to cut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“cut”). Cognate with Icelandic skora, Swedish skåra, Danish skår. Related to shear. For the sense “twenty”: The mark on a tally made by drovers for every twenty beasts passing through a tollgate.

Synonyms

prostitute's client

This word in other languages

tantos(Español)score(Français)Spielergebnis(Deutsch)marcador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csore
  • sccore
  • scoer
  • scorre
  • scroe
  • socre
  • sscore

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

csore2sccore1scoer2scorre1scroe2socre2sscore1
Edit distance from "score"

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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "score"?
"score" is spelled S-C-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /skɔː/.
What does "score" mean?
As a noun, "score" means: The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
What words are commonly confused with "score"?
"score" is commonly confused with "soe", "sor", "some". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "score"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "score" is /skɔː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "score"?
From Middle English score, skore, schore, from Old English scoru (“notch; tally; score”), from Old Norse skor, from Proto-Germanic *skurō (“incision; tear; rift”), which is related to *skeraną (“to cut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ke... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

scale#1,575smart#1,578throw#1,581owner#1,570

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

mouth7 variantsviews7 variantsmissed7 variantscount7 variants
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list