Simmons
/ˈsɪmənz/
"simmons" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Simmons” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,957. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,957
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A southern English surname originating as a patronymic, of the given name Simon.
Corpus desk
Index EN-simmons · Simmons · English
Simmons · rank #9,957 · 8 variants · 11 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,957
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Sims
Nearest frequency peer: Sims (+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 “Simmons”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- seventy
seventy
90,047 corpus weight
- shouted
shouted
90,046 corpus weight
- Simmons
Simmons
90,044 corpus weight
- Sims
Sims
90,043 corpus weight
- slides
slides
90,042 corpus weight
- sociology
sociology
90,041 corpus weight
What this shows “Simmons” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Simmons |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɪmənz/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #9,957 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Simmons”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Simmons (IPA /ˈsɪmənz/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,957 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Simmons, with forms such as "ismmons", "simmnos", and "simmonns". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Simon", "Simms", "Simone", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Simmons, spelled S-I-M-M-O-N-S.
Definition
- 1A southern English surname originating as a patronymic, of the given name Simon.
- 2An unincorporated community and coal town in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States.
- 3An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri, United States, named after an early postmaster.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Simmons appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mega rock star, businessman, marketing genius, and self-proclaimed free spirit Gene Simmons follows up his bestselling books "Kiss and Make-Up," and "Sex Money Kiss" with this examination of the history of prostitution.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ismmons
- simmnos
- simmonns
- simmonss
- simmosn
- simomns
- smimons
- ssimmons
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Simmons - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).