speeches

/ˈspiːt͡ʃɪz/

//ˈspiːt͡ʃɪz// noun

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

The verdict

“speeches” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,982. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,982
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of speech

Corpus desk

Index EN-speeches · speeches · English

speeches · rank #7,982 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,982
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH soundtrack

Nearest frequency peer: soundtrack (-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 “speeches”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “speeches” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

speeches vs speechless
80% similar
speeches vs speech
75% similar
speeches vs species
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for speeches
PropertyValue
Headwordspeeches
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈspiːt͡ʃɪz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,982
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “speeches”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).speecheslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “soundtrack” (#7,981), “spine” (#7,983), “sonic” (#7,980). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “speeches” is #7,982. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around speeches (IPA /ˈspiːt͡ʃɪz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,982 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of speech".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for speeches, with forms such as "pseeches", "sepeches", and "specehes". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "speechless", "speech", "species", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is speeches, spelled S-P-E-E-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of speech

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pseeches
  • sepeches
  • specehes
  • speches
  • speecches
  • speecehs
  • speechess
  • speechhes
  • speechse
  • speehces
  • sppeeches
  • sspeeches

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of speeches - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pseeches2sepeches2specehes2speches1speecches1speecehs2speechess1speechhes1
Edit distance from "speeches"

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 "speeches"?
"speeches" is spelled S-P-E-E-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈspiːt͡ʃɪz/.
What does "speeches" mean?
As a noun, "speeches" means: plural of speech
What words are commonly confused with "speeches"?
"speeches" is commonly confused with "speechless", "speech", "species". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "speeches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "speeches" is /ˈspiːt͡ʃɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "speeches" come from?
"speeches" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

steering#7,984Sullivan#7,986thankful#7,990securing#7,973

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

treasurer12 variantstriangle12 variantsVenezuela12 variantsVladimir12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list