structure
/ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə(ɹ)/
"structure" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“structure” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #1,543 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,543
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | structure |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,543 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “structure” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for structure is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,543 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for structure, with forms such as "srtucture", "sstructure", and "strcuture". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "structured", "structural", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French structure, from Latin structūra (“a fitting together, adjustment, building, erection, a building, edifice, structure”), from struere, past participle structus (“pile up, arrange, assemble, build”). Compare construct, instruct, destroy, etc. The correct English form is structure, spelled S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
- 2The underlying shape of a solid.
- 3The overall form or organization of something.
- 4A set of rules defining behaviour.
- 5Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
- 6Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
- 7A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
- 8A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
Etymology
From Middle French structure, from Latin structūra (“a fitting together, adjustment, building, erection, a building, edifice, structure”), from struere, past participle structus (“pile up, arrange, assemble, build”). Compare construct, instruct, destroy, etc.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: srtucture,sstructure,strcuture,strructure,struccture,structrue,structture,structuer,structurre,strucutre,strutcure,sttructure,sturcture,tsructure
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of structure - 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.
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.
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Using “structure”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “structured” - see the side-by-side comparison. structure vs structured
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.