texture

Name: texture, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/

//ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“texture” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #7,989 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#7,989
frequency rank, English: 7
letters: 10
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

texture vs torture

71% similar

texture vs textured

88% similar

texture vs tenure

71% similar

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

Key facts for texture
Property	Value
Headword	texture
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#7,989
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “texture” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). texture lands here:

#7,989

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for texture is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,989 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for texture, with forms such as "etxture", "tetxure", and "textrue". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "torture", "textured", "tenure", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura. The correct English form is texture, spelled T-E-X-T-U-R-E.

Definition

1
The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
2
The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.
3
An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface.
4
The act or art of weaving.
5
Something woven; a woven fabric; a web.
6
A tissue.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura.

This word in other languages

textura(Español)texture(Français)Textur(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etxture,tetxure,textrue,textture,textuer,texturre,texutre,texxture,ttexture,txeture

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "texture"

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 "texture"?

"texture" is spelled T-E-X-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/.

What does "texture" mean?

As a noun, "texture" means: The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.

What words are commonly confused with "texture"?

"texture" is commonly confused with "torture", "textured", "tenure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "texture"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "texture" is /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/. 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 "texture"?

Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “texture”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is T-E-X-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “torture” - see the side-by-side comparison. texture vs torture
Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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.