television

/ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/

//ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən// noun

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"television" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“television” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,705. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,705
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.

Corpus desk

Index EN-television · television · English

television · rank #1,705 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,705
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH spirit

Nearest frequency peer: spirit (-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 “television”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “television” 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 television
PropertyValue
Headwordtelevision
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,705
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “television”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).televisionlands 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 “spirit” (#1,704), “till” (#1,706), “Richard” (#1,703). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “television” is #1,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around television (IPA /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,705 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for television, with forms such as "etlevision", "teelvision", and "teleivsion". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference. The correct English form is television, spelled T-E-L-E-V-I-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
  2. 2
    An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.
  3. 3
    Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
  4. 4
    Vision at a distance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. She watched the television for over five hours.
  2. I have an old television in the study.

Etymology

From tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference.

Synonyms

boob tubecultural barbiturateelectric titelectronic babysitterglass teatgoggle boxidiot boxidiot's lanternmagic boxshit boxtelevision settellythe boxthe tubeTVzombie box

This word in other languages

televisión(Español)télévision(Français)Fernsehen(Deutsch)televisão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etlevision
  • teelvision
  • teleivsion
  • televiison
  • televisino
  • televisionn
  • televisoin
  • televission
  • televition
  • televsiion
  • televvision
  • tellevision
  • telveision
  • tleevision
  • ttelevision

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etlevision2teelvision2teleivsion2televiison2televisino2televisionn1televisoin2televission1
Edit distance from "television"

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 "television"?
"television" is spelled T-E-L-E-V-I-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/.
What does "television" mean?
As a noun, "television" means: An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
What are common misspellings of "television"?
Common misspellings include "etlevision", "teelvision", "teleivsion", "televiison", "televisino". The correct spelling is "television".
How do you pronounce "television"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "television" is /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/. 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 "television"?
From tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference. 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 "television", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impossible#1,724background#1,744apparently#1,655leadership#1,764

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

standards15 variantsfoundation15 variantsgeneration15 variantspreviously15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list