speedometer

/spɪˈdɒm.ɪ.tə/

//spɪˈdɒm.ɪ.tə// noun

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"speedometer" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“speedometer” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,345. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,345
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.

Corpus desk

Index EN-speedometer · speedometer · English

speedometer · rank #47,345 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,345
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH splints

Nearest frequency peer: splints (+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 “speedometer”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “speedometer” 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 speedometer
PropertyValue
Headwordspeedometer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/spɪˈdɒm.ɪ.tə/
Letters11
Frequency rank#47,345
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “speedometer”

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).speedometerlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “splints” (#47,346), “spoofing” (#47,347), “sociopathic” (#47,342). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “speedometer” is #47,345. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around speedometer (IPA /spɪˈdɒm.ɪ.tə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,345 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for speedometer, with forms such as "pseedometer", "sepedometer", and "spedeometer". 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 confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From speed + -o- + -meter; by surface analysis, speed + -ometer. The correct English form is speedometer, spelled S-P-E-E-D-O-M-E-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.
  2. 2
    Such a device incorporating an odometer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how speedometer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Although it might be thought that drivers would naturally refer constantly to the speedometer, older drivers who come to diesel driving after years of steam experience without the help of speedometers, as well as those on steam engines which have been equipped with speedometers in recent years, have not accustomed themselves to the constant use of this in…
  2. But even Apple, the company that cast aside tradition when it reinvented phones, music players and headphones, bows to convention when it comes to speedometers. It displayed a classically-styled speedometer that reached 160 mph, an auto industry norm. That’s nearly twice the highest posted speed limit in the United States, 85 mph, on a stretch of highway…

Etymology

From speed + -o- + -meter; by surface analysis, speed + -ometer.

This word in other languages

velocímetro(Español)compteur de vitesse(Français)Geschwindigkeitsmesser(Deutsch)velocímetro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pseedometer
  • sepedometer
  • spedeometer
  • spedometer
  • speeddometer
  • speedmoeter
  • speedoemter
  • speedomeetr
  • speedometerr
  • speedometre
  • speedometter
  • speedommeter
  • speedomteer
  • speeodmeter
  • sppeedometer
  • sspeedometer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pseedometer2sepedometer2spedeometer2spedometer1speeddometer1speedmoeter2speedoemter2speedomeetr2
Edit distance from "speedometer"

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 "speedometer"?
"speedometer" is spelled S-P-E-E-D-O-M-E-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /spɪˈdɒm.ɪ.tə/.
What does "speedometer" mean?
As a noun, "speedometer" means: An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.
What are common misspellings of "speedometer"?
Common misspellings include "pseedometer", "sepedometer", "spedeometer", "spedometer", "speeddometer". The correct spelling is "speedometer".
How do you pronounce "speedometer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "speedometer" is /spɪˈdɒm.ɪ.tə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "speedometer"?
From speed + -o- + -meter; by surface analysis, speed + -ometer. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list