surrender
/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/
"surrender" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“surrender” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,188 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,188
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | surrender |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #6,188 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “surrender” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for surrender is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,188 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for surrender, with forms such as "srurender", "ssurrender", and "surender". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Middle English surrendren English surrender From Middle English surrendren, from Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre (“render”). Displaced native Old English on hand gān. The correct English form is surrender, spelled S-U-R-R-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
- 2To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
- 3To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
- 4To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
- 5To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.
- 6To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.
- 7For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English surrendren English surrender From Middle English surrendren, from Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre (“render”). Displaced native Old English on hand gān.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: srurender,ssurrender,surender,surernder,surredner,surrendder,surrenderr,surrendre,surrenedr,surrennder,surrneder,usrrender
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of surrender - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “surrender”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-U-R-R-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.