sloths
/slɑθs/
"sloths" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sloths” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,375. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,375
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of sloth
Corpus desk
Index EN-sloths · sloths · English
sloths · rank #43,375 · 10 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,375
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH skewer
Nearest frequency peer: skewer (-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 “sloths”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- silicate
silicate
56,630 corpus weight
- singlet
singlet
56,629 corpus weight
- skewer
skewer
56,627 corpus weight
- sloths
sloths
56,626 corpus weight
- slugging
slugging
56,625 corpus weight
- snares
snares
56,624 corpus weight
What this shows “sloths” 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 | sloths |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /slɑθs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #43,375 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sloths”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around sloths (IPA /slɑθs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,375 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of sloth".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sloths, with forms such as "lsoths", "slloths", and "slohts". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "spots", "slows", "sluts", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is sloths, spelled S-L-O-T-H-S.
Definition
- 1plural of sloth
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lsoths
- slloths
- slohts
- slothhs
- slothss
- slotsh
- slotths
- sltohs
- solths
- ssloths
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sloths - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "sloths"?
What does "sloths" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "sloths"?
How do you pronounce "sloths"?
What language does "sloths" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sloths", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).