suggests

/səˈd͡ʒɛsts/

//səˈd͡ʒɛsts// verb

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"suggests" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“suggests” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,090. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,090
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of suggest

Corpus desk

Index EN-suggests · suggests · English

suggests · rank #3,090 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,090
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH studied

Nearest frequency peer: studied (-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 “suggests”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “suggests” 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).

suggests vs suggest
88% similar
suggests vs suggested
78% similar

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

Key facts for suggests
PropertyValue
Headwordsuggests
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/səˈd͡ʒɛsts/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,090
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “suggests”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).suggestslands 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 “studied” (#3,089), “surrounding” (#3,091), “speaker” (#3,088). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “suggests” is #3,090. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around suggests (IPA /səˈd͡ʒɛsts/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,090 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of suggest".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for suggests, with forms such as "sgugests", "ssuggests", and "sugegsts". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "suggest", "suggested", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 suggests, spelled S-U-G-G-E-S-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of suggest

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sgugests
  • ssuggests
  • sugegsts
  • sugests
  • suggessts
  • suggestss
  • suggestts
  • suggetss
  • suggsets
  • usggests

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sgugests2ssuggests1sugegsts2sugests1suggessts1suggestss1suggestts1suggetss2
Edit distance from "suggests"

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 "suggests"?
"suggests" is spelled S-U-G-G-E-S-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /səˈd͡ʒɛsts/.
What does "suggests" mean?
As a verb, "suggests" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of suggest
What words are commonly confused with "suggests"?
"suggests" is commonly confused with "suggest", "suggested". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suggests"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suggests" is /səˈd͡ʒɛsts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suggests" come from?
"suggests" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

visitors#3,097promised#3,079obtained#3,075meetings#3,115

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

studied10 variantsspeaker10 variantsToronto10 variantsheading10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list