sequins

/ˈsiːkwɪns/

//ˈsiːkwɪns// noun

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

The verdict

“sequins” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,375. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,375
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-sequins · sequins · English

sequins · rank #41,375 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,375
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sear

Nearest frequency peer: sear (-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 “sequins”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sequins” 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).

sequins vs squint
71% similar
sequins vs Seguin
57% similar
sequins vs sequin
86% similar

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

Key facts for sequins
PropertyValue
Headwordsequins
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsiːkwɪns/
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,375
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sequins”

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).sequinslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “sear” (#41,374), “Seri” (#41,376), “scrawny” (#41,372). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sequins” is #41,375. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sequins (IPA /ˈsiːkwɪns/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,375 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of sequin".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sequins, with forms such as "esquins", "seqiuns", and "seqquins". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "squint", "Seguin", "sequin", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 sequins, spelled S-E-Q-U-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of sequin

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esquins
  • seqiuns
  • seqquins
  • sequinns
  • sequinss
  • sequisn
  • sequnis
  • seuqins
  • sqeuins
  • ssequins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esquins2seqiuns2seqquins1sequinns1sequinss1sequisn2sequnis2seuqins2
Edit distance from "sequins"

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

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

Same letter count

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

scrawny#41,372sanding#41,367spyware#41,386Rubicon#41,361

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

stocky10 variantsthatch10 variantsrabbinic10 variantspothole10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list