sprites

/spɹaɪts/

//spɹaɪts// noun

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"sprites" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sprites” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,954
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-sprites · sprites · English

sprites · rank #35,954 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,954
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH SPL

Nearest frequency peer: SPL (-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 “sprites”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sprites” 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).

sprites vs strikes
71% similar
sprites vs stripes
71% similar
sprites vs strides
71% similar

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

Key facts for sprites
PropertyValue
Headwordsprites
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/spɹaɪts/
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,954
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sprites”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).spriteslands 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 “SPL” (#35,953), “squeal” (#35,955), “specialise” (#35,952). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sprites” is #35,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sprites (IPA /spɹaɪts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,954 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of sprite".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sprites, with forms such as "psrites", "spirtes", and "spprites". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "strikes", "stripes", "strides", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is sprites, spelled S-P-R-I-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of sprite

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psrites
  • spirtes
  • spprites
  • spriets
  • spritess
  • spritse
  • sprittes
  • sprrites
  • sprties
  • srpites
  • ssprites

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psrites2spirtes2spprites1spriets2spritess1spritse2sprittes1sprrites1
Edit distance from "sprites"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stunner#35,960sorghum#35,945slugger#35,940Shawnee#35,936

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

terracotta11 variantstrample11 variantsreentry11 variantsrafting11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list