teeth

/ˈtiːθ/

//ˈtiːθ// noun

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

The verdict

“teeth” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,600. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,600
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of tooth

Corpus desk

Index EN-teeth · teeth · English

teeth · rank #2,600 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,600
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH sentence

Nearest frequency peer: sentence (-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 “teeth”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “teeth” 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).

teeth vs teh
60% similar
teeth vs tet
60% similar
teeth vs test
60% similar

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

Key facts for teeth
PropertyValue
Headwordteeth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtiːθ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,600
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “teeth”

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).teethlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “sentence” (#2,599), “tips” (#2,601), “senator” (#2,598). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “teeth” is #2,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around teeth (IPA /ˈtiːθ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,600 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 teeth, with forms such as "eteth", "teeht", and "teethh". 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, "teh", "tet", "test", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English teth, plural of tothe, from Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts. The correct English form is teeth, spelled T-E-E-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of tooth
  2. 2
    Unpleasant oral sex

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. She gives straight teeth.

Etymology

From Middle English teth, plural of tothe, from Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eteth
  • teeht
  • teethh
  • teetth
  • teteh
  • teth
  • tteeth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eteth2teeht2teethh1teetth1teteh2teth1tteeth1
Edit distance from "teeth"

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 "teeth"?
"teeth" is spelled T-E-E-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtiːθ/.
What does "teeth" mean?
As a noun, "teeth" means: plural of tooth
What words are commonly confused with "teeth"?
"teeth" is commonly confused with "teh", "tet", "test". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "teeth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teeth" is /ˈtiːθ/. 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 "teeth"?
From Middle English teth, plural of tothe, from Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts. 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 "teeth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

afford7 variantsbottle7 variantsfavor7 variantsfruit7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list