texture

/ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/

//ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)// noun

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"texture" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“texture” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,989. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,989
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-texture · texture · English

texture · rank #7,989 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,989
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tenure

Nearest frequency peer: tenure (-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 “texture”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “texture” 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).

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
PropertyValue
Headwordtexture
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,989
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “texture”

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).texturelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “tenure” (#7,988), “thankful” (#7,990), “sustain” (#7,987). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “texture” is #7,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around texture (IPA /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,989 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth.
  2. The piece of music had a mainly homophonic texture.

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.

etxture2tetxure2textrue2textture1textuer2texturre1texutre2texxture1
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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "texture", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sustain#7,987unclear#7,994revival#7,968Cardiff#8,015

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Sullivan10 variantsaltitude10 variantsreadily10 variantspainter10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list