ticket
/ˈtɪk.ɪt/
"ticket" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ticket” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,468 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,468
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A small document that acts as proof of something, often thereby granting the holder some ability.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ticket |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,468 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ticket” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for ticket is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɪk.ɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,468 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ticket, with forms such as "itcket", "tciket", and "ticcket". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "ticks", "tucker", "tinker", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle Scots tikkat, tikket, from Middle French etiquet m, estiquet m, and etiquette f, estiquette f (“a bill, note, label, ticket”), from Old French estechier, estichier, estequier (“to attach, stick”), (compare Picard estiquier (“to stick, p… The correct English form is ticket, spelled T-I-C-K-E-T.
Definition
- 1A small document that acts as proof of something, often thereby granting the holder some ability.
- 2A small document that acts as proof of something, often thereby granting the holder some ability.
- 3A small document that acts as proof of something, often thereby granting the holder some ability.
- 4A small document that acts as proof of something, often thereby granting the holder some ability.
- 5A small document that acts as proof of something, often thereby granting the holder some ability.
- 6A small document that acts as proof of something, often thereby granting the holder some ability.
- 7A citation for a traffic violation.
- 8A service request, used to track complaints or requests that an issue be handled.
- 9A list of candidates for an election, or a particular theme to a candidate's manifesto.
- 10A small note or notice.
- 11A tradesman's bill or account (hence the phrase on ticket and eventually on tick).
- 12A label affixed to goods to show their price or description.
- 13A visiting card.
- 14A warrant.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Scots tikkat, tikket, from Middle French etiquet m, estiquet m, and etiquette f, estiquette f (“a bill, note, label, ticket”), from Old French estechier, estichier, estequier (“to attach, stick”), (compare Picard estiquier (“to stick, pierce”)), from Frankish *stikkjan, *stekan (“to stick, pierce, sting”), from Proto-Germanic *stikaną, *stikōną, *staikijaną (“to be sharp, pierce, prick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp, to stab”). Doublet of etiquette. More at stick.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: itcket,tciket,ticcket,ticekt,tickett,tickket,tickte,tikcet,tticket
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ticket - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “ticket”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-I-C-K-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ticks” - see the side-by-side comparison. ticket vs ticks
- 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.