slightest
/ˈslaɪtɪst/
"slightest" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“slightest” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,132
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - superlative form of slight: most slight.
Corpus desk
Index EN-slightest · slightest · English
slightest · rank #10,132 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,132
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH simplicity
Nearest frequency peer: simplicity (-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 “slightest”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- shores
shores
89,872 corpus weight
- silva
silva
89,871 corpus weight
- simplicity
simplicity
89,870 corpus weight
- slightest
slightest
89,869 corpus weight
- softly
softly
89,868 corpus weight
- specimens
specimens
89,867 corpus weight
What this shows “slightest” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | slightest |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈslaɪtɪst/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #10,132 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “slightest”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around slightest (IPA /ˈslaɪtɪst/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,132 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "superlative form of slight: most slight.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for slightest, with forms such as "lsightest", "silghtest", and "slgihtest". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is slightest, spelled S-L-I-G-H-T-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1superlative form of slight: most slight.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how slightest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking.
Over the past few months, RAIL has frequently condemned the Department for Transport for its growing contempt for rail customers - by obsessing on cost, caring nothing for service, and not having the slightest interest in growth.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lsightest
- silghtest
- slgihtest
- sligghtest
- slighetst
- slighhtest
- slightesst
- slightestt
- slightets
- slightset
- slighttest
- sligthest
- slihgtest
- sllightest
- sslightest
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of slightest - 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 "slightest", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).