spellings

/ˈspɛlɪŋz/

//ˈspɛlɪŋz// noun

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"spellings" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“spellings” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,702
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-spellings · spellings · English

spellings · rank #37,702 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,702
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH spate

Nearest frequency peer: spate (-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 “spellings”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “spellings” 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).

spellings vs swelling
78% similar
spellings vs spilling
78% similar
spellings vs selling
78% similar

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

Key facts for spellings
PropertyValue
Headwordspellings
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈspɛlɪŋz/
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,702
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “spellings”

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).spellingslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “spate” (#37,701), “sor” (#37,700), “Sonora” (#37,699). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “spellings” is #37,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around spellings (IPA /ˈspɛlɪŋz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,702 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of spelling".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for spellings, with forms such as "psellings", "sepllings", and "spelilngs". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "swelling", "spilling", "selling", 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is spellings, spelled S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of spelling

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psellings
  • sepllings
  • spelilngs
  • spelings
  • spelligns
  • spellinggs
  • spellingss
  • spellinngs
  • spellinsg
  • spellnigs
  • splelings
  • sppellings
  • sspellings

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psellings2sepllings2spelilngs2spelings1spelligns2spellinggs1spellingss1spellinngs1
Edit distance from "spellings"

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 "spellings"?
"spellings" is spelled S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈspɛlɪŋz/.
What does "spellings" mean?
As a noun, "spellings" means: plural of spelling
What words are commonly confused with "spellings"?
"spellings" is commonly confused with "swelling", "spilling", "selling". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spellings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spellings" is /ˈspɛlɪŋz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spellings" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list