tacit

/ˈtæsɪt/

//ˈtæsɪt// adj

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"tacit" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tacit” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,370. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,370
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tacit · tacit · English

tacit · rank #31,370 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,370
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tabled

Nearest frequency peer: tabled (-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 “tacit”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tacit” 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).

tacit vs tai
60% similar
tacit vs tit
60% similar
tacit vs tat
60% similar

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

Key facts for tacit
PropertyValue
Headwordtacit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈtæsɪt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,370
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tacit”

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).tacitlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “tabled” (#31,369), “Taggart” (#31,371), “synthesize” (#31,368). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tacit” is #31,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tacit (IPA /ˈtæsɪt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,370 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tacit, with forms such as "atcit", "taccit", and "tacitt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tai", "tit", "tat", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from late Middle French tacite, or from Latin tacitus (“that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent”), from tacere (“to be silent”). The correct English form is tacit, spelled T-A-C-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
  2. 2
    Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. tacit consent
  2. Our tacit treaty with Miss Maudie was that we could play on her lawn, eat her scuppernongs if we didn’t jump on the arbor, and explore her vast back lot,

Etymology

Borrowed from late Middle French tacite, or from Latin tacitus (“that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent”), from tacere (“to be silent”).

This word in other languages

tácito(Español)tacite(Français)stillschweigend(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atcit
  • taccit
  • tacitt
  • tacti
  • taict
  • tcait
  • ttacit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atcit2taccit1tacitt1tacti2taict2tcait2ttacit1
Edit distance from "tacit"

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 "tacit"?
"tacit" is spelled T-A-C-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtæsɪt/.
What does "tacit" mean?
As an adjective, "tacit" means: Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
What words are commonly confused with "tacit"?
"tacit" is commonly confused with "tai", "tit", "tat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tacit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tacit" is /ˈtæsɪt/. 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 "tacit"?
Borrowed from late Middle French tacite, or from Latin tacitus (“that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent”), from tacere (“to be silent”). 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 "tacit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tilly#31,380totes#31,383Sonja#31,354Valle#31,395

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list