telecommute
/ˈtɛləkəˌmjut/
"telecommute" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“telecommute” is uncommon English (frequency #96,557 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,557
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To work from home, sometimes for part of a working day or week, using a computer connected to one's employer's network or via the Internet.
Corpus desk
Index EN-telecommute · telecommute · English
telecommute · rank #96,557 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,557
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 27,828
- PHOTO-FINISH Tejano
Nearest frequency peer: Tejano (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “telecommute”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tattooist
tattooist
3,451 corpus weight
- Teeters
Teeters
3,446 corpus weight
- Tejano
Tejano
3,445 corpus weight
- telecommute
telecommute
3,444 corpus weight
- terephthala…
terephthalate
3,439 corpus weight
- teres
teres
3,438 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “telecommute” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | telecommute |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈtɛləkəˌmjut/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #96,557 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “telecommute” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
telecommute is uncommon English at frequency #96,557 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈtɛləkəˌmjut/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To work from home, sometimes for part of a working day or week, using a computer connected to one's employer's network or via the Internet.".
telecommute doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From tele- + commute. The correct English form is telecommute, spelled T-E-L-E-C-O-M-M-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1To work from home, sometimes for part of a working day or week, using a computer connected to one's employer's network or via the Internet.
Etymology
From tele- + commute.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.