student

/ˈstjuː.dn̩t/

//ˈstjuː.dn̩t// noun

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

The verdict

“student” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,031
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

Corpus desk

Index EN-student · student · English

student · rank #1,031 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,031
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH store

Nearest frequency peer: store (-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 “student”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “student” 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).

student vs stunt
71% similar
student vs students
88% similar
student vs Student's
67% similar

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

Key facts for student
PropertyValue
Headwordstudent
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈstjuː.dn̩t/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,031
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “student”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).studentlands 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 “store” (#1,030), “tomorrow” (#1,032), “spent” (#1,029). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “student” is #1,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around student (IPA /ˈstjuː.dn̩t/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,031 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for student, with forms such as "sstudent", "stduent", and "sttudent". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "stunt", "students", "Student's", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English student, studient, from Old French estudiant, estudiente, from Latin studēns, present participle of studeō (“dedicate oneself to, study”). Equivalent to study + -ent. The correct English form is student, spelled S-T-U-D-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
  2. 2
    A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
  3. 3
    A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. She is a student of human interactions.
  2. He is a student of life.

Etymology

From Middle English student, studient, from Old French estudiant, estudiente, from Latin studēns, present participle of studeō (“dedicate oneself to, study”). Equivalent to study + -ent.

Antonyms

teacher

This word in other languages

estudiante(Español)étudiant(Français)Student(Deutsch)estudante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstudent
  • stduent
  • sttudent
  • studdent
  • studennt
  • studentt
  • studetn
  • studnet
  • stuednt
  • sutdent
  • tsudent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of student - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sstudent1stduent2sttudent1studdent1studennt1studentt1studetn2studnet2
Edit distance from "student"

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 "student"?
"student" is spelled S-T-U-D-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstjuː.dn̩t/.
What does "student" mean?
As a noun, "student" means: A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
What words are commonly confused with "student"?
"student" is commonly confused with "stunt", "students", "Student's". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "student"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "student" is /ˈstjuː.dn̩t/. 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 "student"?
From Middle English student, studient, from Old French estudiant, estudiente, from Latin studēns, present participle of studeō (“dedicate oneself to, study”). Equivalent to study + -ent. 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 "student", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list