spreadsheet

/ˈspɹɛd.ʃiːt/

//ˈspɹɛd.ʃiːt// noun

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

The verdict

“spreadsheet” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,471. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,471
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form.

Corpus desk

Index EN-spreadsheet · spreadsheet · English

spreadsheet · rank #19,471 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,471
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH spectroscopy

Nearest frequency peer: spectroscopy (-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 “spreadsheet”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “spreadsheet” 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 spreadsheet
PropertyValue
Headwordspreadsheet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈspɹɛd.ʃiːt/
Letters11
Frequency rank#19,471
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “spreadsheet”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).spreadsheetlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “spectroscopy” (#19,470), “stagnant” (#19,472), “startled” (#19,473). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “spreadsheet” is #19,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around spreadsheet (IPA /ˈspɹɛd.ʃiːt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,471 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for spreadsheet, with forms such as "psreadsheet", "speradsheet", and "sppreadsheet". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From spread + sheet. The correct English form is spreadsheet, spelled S-P-R-E-A-D-S-H-E-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form.
  2. 2
    A document created with such an application.
  3. 3
    A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The program's most quintessentially Macintoshian feature, one as yet unique among spreadsheets, is its icon bar, which resides at the top of the screen just below the standard menu bar.
  2. A little later in this chapter, we'll run through some of the most common methods journalists use to analyze the material they gather and store in spreadsheets.

Etymology

From spread + sheet.

This word in other languages

hoja de cálculo(Español)tableur(Français)Tabellenkalkulation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psreadsheet
  • speradsheet
  • sppreadsheet
  • spraedsheet
  • spreaddsheet
  • spreadhseet
  • spreadsehet
  • spreadsheett
  • spreadshet
  • spreadshete
  • spreadshheet
  • spreadssheet
  • spreasdheet
  • spredasheet
  • sprreadsheet
  • srpeadsheet
  • sspreadsheet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psreadsheet2speradsheet2sppreadsheet1spraedsheet2spreaddsheet1spreadhseet2spreadsehet2spreadsheett1
Edit distance from "spreadsheet"

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 "spreadsheet"?
"spreadsheet" is spelled S-P-R-E-A-D-S-H-E-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈspɹɛd.ʃiːt/.
What does "spreadsheet" mean?
As a noun, "spreadsheet" means: A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form.
What are common misspellings of "spreadsheet"?
Common misspellings include "psreadsheet", "speradsheet", "sppreadsheet", "spraedsheet", "spreaddsheet". The correct spelling is "spreadsheet".
How do you pronounce "spreadsheet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spreadsheet" is /ˈspɹɛd.ʃiːt/. 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 "spreadsheet"?
From spread + sheet. 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 "spreadsheet", 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 (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list