teenager

/ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒə/

//ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒə// noun

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

The verdict

“teenager” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,191. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,191
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).

Corpus desk

Index EN-teenager · teenager · English

teenager · rank #6,191 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,191
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tender

Nearest frequency peer: tender (+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 “teenager”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “teenager” 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).

teenager vs teenage
88% similar
teenager vs teenaged
88% similar

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

Key facts for teenager
PropertyValue
Headwordteenager
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,191
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “teenager”

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).teenagerlands 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 “tender” (#6,192), “suspicious” (#6,189), “thoroughly” (#6,193). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “teenager” is #6,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around teenager (IPA /ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,191 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for teenager, with forms such as "etenager", "teeanger", and "teenaegr". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "teenage", "teenaged", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From teenage + -er. The correct English form is teenager, spelled T-E-E-N-A-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Most teenagers will undergo lots of changes before reaching adulthood.
  2. Marco's main target market are late teenagers.

Etymology

From teenage + -er.

Synonyms

more synonyms at Thesaurus:teenageradolescentteenteenageryoung adultyouth

This word in other languages

adolescente(Español)adolescent(Français)Jugendlicher(Deutsch)adolescente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etenager
  • teeanger
  • teenaegr
  • teenagerr
  • teenagger
  • teenagre
  • teengaer
  • teennager
  • tenager
  • teneager
  • tteenager

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etenager2teeanger2teenaegr2teenagerr1teenagger1teenagre2teengaer2teennager1
Edit distance from "teenager"

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 "teenager"?
"teenager" is spelled T-E-E-N-A-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒə/.
What does "teenager" mean?
As a noun, "teenager" means: A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).
What words are commonly confused with "teenager"?
"teenager" is commonly confused with "teenage", "teenaged". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "teenager"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teenager" is /ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒə/. 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 "teenager"?
From teenage + -er. 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 "teenager", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

servant11 variantslighter11 variantsdiameter11 variantsfabulous11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list