seaport

noun

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

The verdict

“seaport” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #32,583 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#32,583
frequency rank, English
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A town or harbour with facilities for seagoing ships to dock and take on or discharge cargo.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

seaport vs sport
71% similar
seaport vs support
71% similar

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

Key facts for seaport
PropertyValue
Headwordseaport
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,583
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “seaport” 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). seaport 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 seaport is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #32,583 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A town or harbour with facilities for seagoing ships to dock and take on or discharge cargo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for seaport, with forms such as "esaport", "saeport", and "seaoprt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sport", "support", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sea + port. The correct English form is seaport, spelled S-E-A-P-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A town or harbour with facilities for seagoing ships to dock and take on or discharge cargo.

Etymology

From sea + port.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esaport,saeport,seaoprt,seaporrt,seaportt,seapotr,seapport,seaprot,sepaort,sseaport

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esaport2saeport2seaoprt2seaporrt1seaportt1seapotr2seapport1seaprot2
Edit distance from "seaport"

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 "seaport"?
"seaport" is spelled S-E-A-P-O-R-T.
What does "seaport" mean?
As a noun, "seaport" means: A town or harbour with facilities for seagoing ships to dock and take on or discharge cargo.
What words are commonly confused with "seaport"?
"seaport" is commonly confused with "sport", "support". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "seaport"?
From sea + port. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “seaport”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-E-A-P-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “sport” - see the side-by-side comparison. seaport vs sport
  • 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