tait
/teɪt/
"tait" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tait” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,490. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,490
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus).
Corpus desk
Index EN-tait · tait · English
tait · rank #29,490 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #29,490
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH swivel
Nearest frequency peer: swivel (-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 “tait”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- sustenance
sustenance
70,515 corpus weight
- swamped
swamped
70,513 corpus weight
- swivel
swivel
70,512 corpus weight
- tait
tait
70,511 corpus weight
- tearful
tearful
70,510 corpus weight
- Teri
Teri
70,509 corpus weight
What this shows “tait” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | tait |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /teɪt/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #29,490 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tait”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around tait (IPA /teɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,490 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for tait, with forms such as "atit", "taitt", and "tati". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ti", "TT", "tax", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: A borrowing into English of the Australian aboriginal name for the animal. The correct English form is tait, spelled T-A-I-T.
Definition
- 1The honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus).
Etymology
A borrowing into English of the Australian aboriginal name for the animal.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- atit
- taitt
- tati
- tiat
- ttait
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tait - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "tait"?
What does "tait" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "tait"?
How do you pronounce "tait"?
What is the origin of the word "tait"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tait", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).