Scriptures

noun

"scriptures" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Scriptures” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #14,209 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#14,209
frequency rank, English
10
letters
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of Scripture

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Scriptures vs Scripture
90% similar
Scriptures vs scriptural
70% similar

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

Key facts for Scriptures
PropertyValue
HeadwordScriptures
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,209
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Scriptures” 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). Scriptures lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Scriptures is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #14,209 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "plural of Scripture".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Scriptures, with forms such as "csriptures", "sccriptures", and "scirptures". 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, "Scripture", "scriptural", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is Scriptures, spelled S-C-R-I-P-T-U-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of Scripture

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: csriptures,sccriptures,scirptures,scripptures,scriptrues,scripttures,scriptuers,scripturess,scripturres,scripturse,scriputres,scritpures,scrpitures,scrriptures,srciptures,sscriptures

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

csriptures2sccriptures1scirptures2scripptures1scriptrues2scripttures1scriptuers2scripturess1
Edit distance from "Scriptures"

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 "Scriptures"?
"Scriptures" is spelled S-C-R-I-P-T-U-R-E-S.
What does "Scriptures" mean?
As a noun, "Scriptures" means: plural of Scripture
What words are commonly confused with "Scriptures"?
"Scriptures" is commonly confused with "Scripture", "scriptural". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Scriptures" come from?
"Scriptures" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Scriptures”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-C-R-I-P-T-U-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “Scripture” - see the side-by-side comparison. Scriptures vs Scripture
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list