teamwork

noun

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

The verdict

“teamwork” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,526
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.

Corpus desk

Index EN-teamwork · teamwork · English

teamwork · rank #15,526 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,526
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH sweetness

Nearest frequency peer: sweetness (-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 “teamwork”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “teamwork” 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
Key facts for teamwork
PropertyValue
Headwordteamwork
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,526
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “teamwork”

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).teamworklands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “sweetness” (#15,525), “tequila” (#15,527), “Sunni” (#15,524). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “teamwork” is #15,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around teamwork, anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,526 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for teamwork, with forms such as "etamwork", "taemwork", and "teammwork". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From team + work. Compare West Frisian teamwurk (“teamwork”). The correct English form is teamwork, spelled T-E-A-M-W-O-R-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sonic: OK then, let’s get ready to do this. We’ll show that creep the REAL SUPER POWER of TEAM WORK!
  2. Having put partisan interests to one side, Greenwood set about making teamwork a watchword for her chairmanship, while seeking the broadest possible participation in subsequent inquiries.

Etymology

From team + work. Compare West Frisian teamwurk (“teamwork”).

This word in other languages

travail d'équipe(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etamwork
  • taemwork
  • teammwork
  • teamowrk
  • teamwokr
  • teamworkk
  • teamworrk
  • teamwrok
  • teamwwork
  • teawmork
  • temawork
  • tteamwork

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etamwork2taemwork2teammwork1teamowrk2teamwokr2teamworkk1teamworrk1teamwrok2
Edit distance from "teamwork"

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 "teamwork"?
"teamwork" is spelled T-E-A-M-W-O-R-K.
What does "teamwork" mean?
As a noun, "teamwork" means: The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.
What are common misspellings of "teamwork"?
Common misspellings include "etamwork", "taemwork", "teammwork", "teamowrk", "teamwokr". The correct spelling is "teamwork".
What is the origin of the word "teamwork"?
From team + work. Compare West Frisian teamwurk (“teamwork”). 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 "teamwork", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Stirling#15,517twenties#15,538snatched#15,509urgently#15,544

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

sweetness12 variantsstyling12 variantsSchultz12 variantspostpone12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list