simpler
/ˈsɪm.pəl.ə/
"simpler" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“simpler” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,250. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,250
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comparative form of simple: more simple, less complicated or challenging.
Corpus desk
Index EN-simpler · simpler · English
simpler · rank #9,250 · 11 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,250
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH sickness
Nearest frequency peer: sickness (-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 “simpler”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- sage
sage
90,754 corpus weight
- shave
shave
90,753 corpus weight
- sickness
sickness
90,752 corpus weight
- simpler
simpler
90,751 corpus weight
- sinking
sinking
90,750 corpus weight
- sorted
sorted
90,748 corpus weight
What this shows “simpler” 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 | simpler |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsɪm.pəl.ə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #9,250 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “simpler”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around simpler (IPA /ˈsɪm.pəl.ə/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,250 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "comparative form of simple: more simple, less complicated or challenging.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for simpler, with forms such as "ismpler", "simlper", and "simmpler". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "simply", "simplex", "simplest", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is simpler, spelled S-I-M-P-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1comparative form of simple: more simple, less complicated or challenging.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how simpler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
During the first year or so of British Railways, some of the simpler and more obvious inter-regional transfers of outlying sections were effected, such as those of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway from the London Midland Region to the Eastern Region; the South Wales lines of the former L.M.S.R. to the Western Region; the Carlisle-Silloth branch (an…
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ismpler
- simlper
- simmpler
- simpelr
- simplerr
- simpller
- simplre
- simppler
- sipmler
- smipler
- ssimpler
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of simpler - 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.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "simpler", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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 (11 here; floor ≥5).