skittles

/ˈskɪtəlz/

//ˈskɪtəlz// noun

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"skittles" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“skittles” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,693
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as many of the nine skittles as possible.

Corpus desk

Index EN-skittles · skittles · English

skittles · rank #37,693 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,693
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Skyler

Nearest frequency peer: Skyler (+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 “skittles”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “skittles” 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
Key facts for skittles
PropertyValue
Headwordskittles
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈskɪtəlz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,693
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “skittles”

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).skittleslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Skyler” (#37,694), “skyrocket” (#37,695), “silliness” (#37,690). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “skittles” is #37,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around skittles (IPA /ˈskɪtəlz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,693 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for skittles, with forms such as "ksittles", "sikttles", and "skitles". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is skittles, spelled S-K-I-T-T-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as many of the nine skittles as possible.
  2. 2
    An informal form of chess played without a clock.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ksittles
  • sikttles
  • skitles
  • skitltes
  • skittels
  • skittless
  • skittlles
  • skittlse
  • skkittles
  • sktitles
  • sskittles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ksittles2sikttles2skitles1skitltes2skittels2skittless1skittlles1skittlse2
Edit distance from "skittles"

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 "skittles"?
"skittles" is spelled S-K-I-T-T-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈskɪtəlz/.
What does "skittles" mean?
As a noun, "skittles" means: A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as many of the nine skittles as possible.
What are common misspellings of "skittles"?
Common misspellings include "ksittles", "sikttles", "skitles", "skitltes", "skittels". The correct spelling is "skittles".
How do you pronounce "skittles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skittles" is /ˈskɪtəlz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "skittles" come from?
"skittles" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list