seventy

/ˈsɛv.ən.ti/

//ˈsɛv.ən.ti// num

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

The verdict

“seventy” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,954
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.

Corpus desk

Index EN-seventy · seventy · English

seventy · rank #9,954 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,954
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sailor

Nearest frequency peer: sailor (-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 “seventy”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “seventy” 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).

seventy vs severity
75% similar
seventy vs seven
71% similar
seventy vs seventh
86% similar

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

Key facts for seventy
PropertyValue
Headwordseventy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA/ˈsɛv.ən.ti/
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,954
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “seventy”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).seventylands 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 “sailor” (#9,953), “shouted” (#9,955), “Romania” (#9,952). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “seventy” is #9,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around seventy (IPA /ˈsɛv.ən.ti/), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #9,954 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for seventy, with forms such as "esventy", "seevnty", and "sevennty". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "severity", "seven", "seventh", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English seventy, sevynty, from Old English hundseofontiġ, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntēhundą (“seventy”), equivalent to seven + -ty. Cognate with Scots seiventy (“seventy”), Saterland Frisian soogentich (“seventy”), West Frisian santich (“seventy… The correct English form is seventy, spelled S-E-V-E-N-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.

Etymology

From Middle English seventy, sevynty, from Old English hundseofontiġ, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntēhundą (“seventy”), equivalent to seven + -ty. Cognate with Scots seiventy (“seventy”), Saterland Frisian soogentich (“seventy”), West Frisian santich (“seventy”), Dutch zeventig (“seventy”), German Low German söventig (“seventy”), German siebzig (“seventy”), Swedish sjuttio (“seventy”), Norwegian sytti (“seventy”), Icelandic sjötíu (“seventy”).

Synonyms

70LXX

This word in other languages

setenta(Español)soixante-dix(Français)siebzig(Deutsch)setenta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esventy
  • seevnty
  • sevennty
  • seventty
  • seventyy
  • sevenyt
  • sevetny
  • sevnety
  • sevventy
  • sseventy
  • sveenty

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esventy2seevnty2sevennty1seventty1seventyy1sevenyt2sevetny2sevnety2
Edit distance from "seventy"

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 "seventy"?
"seventy" is spelled S-E-V-E-N-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛv.ən.ti/.
What does "seventy" mean?
As a numeral, "seventy" means: The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.
What words are commonly confused with "seventy"?
"seventy" is commonly confused with "severity", "seven", "seventh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "seventy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seventy" is /ˈsɛv.ən.ti/. 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 "seventy"?
From Middle English seventy, sevynty, from Old English hundseofontiġ, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntēhundą (“seventy”), equivalent to seven + -ty. Cognate with Scots seiventy (“seventy”), Saterland Frisian soogentich (“seventy”), West Frisian santich... 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 "seventy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

shouted#9,955Romania#9,952Simmons#9,957specify#9,963

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Thomson11 variantsphantom11 variantstractor11 variantsNewport11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list