# spirits

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈspɪɹɪts/ · frequency rank #5,553

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spirit

## Easily confused with
- **sports** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spirits-vs-sports)
- **sprite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spirits-vs-sprite)
- **sprites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spirits-vs-sprites)
- **spirit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spirit-vs-spirits)
- **skirts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skirts-vs-spirits)
- **Sirius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sirius-vs-spirits)
- **Spires** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spires-vs-spirits)
- **spirited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spirited-vs-spirits)

## Common misspellings (11)
`psirits`, `siprits`, `spiirts`, `spirist`, `spiritss`, `spiritts`, `spirrits`, `spirtis`, `sppirits`, `spriits`, `sspirits`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/spirits