tights

/taɪts/

//taɪts// noun

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"tights" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tights” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,990
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tights · tights · English

tights · rank #19,990 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,990
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tito

Nearest frequency peer: tito (+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 “tights”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tights” 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).

tights vs tits
67% similar
tights vs tints
67% similar
tights vs Tigris
50% similar

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

Key facts for tights
PropertyValue
Headwordtights
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/taɪts/
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,990
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tights”

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).tightslands 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 “tito” (#19,991), “there'd” (#19,988), “Tobias” (#19,992). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tights” is #19,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tights (IPA /taɪts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,990 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tights, with forms such as "itghts", "tgihts", and "tigghts". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "tits", "tints", "Tigris", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tight + -s. The correct English form is tights, spelled T-I-G-H-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet.
  2. 2
    A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.
  3. 3
    A garment, similar to briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers.
  4. 4
    In blasting rock, a piece of unbroken rock within the pay limit of a blast.

Etymology

From tight + -s.

This word in other languages

panti(Español)collant(Français)Strumpfhose(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itghts
  • tgihts
  • tigghts
  • tighhts
  • tighst
  • tightss
  • tightts
  • tigths
  • tihgts
  • ttights

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tights - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

itghts2tgihts2tigghts1tighhts1tighst2tightss1tightts1tigths2
Edit distance from "tights"

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 "tights"?
"tights" is spelled T-I-G-H-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /taɪts/.
What does "tights" mean?
As a noun, "tights" means: A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet.
What words are commonly confused with "tights"?
"tights" is commonly confused with "tits", "tints", "Tigris". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tights"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tights" is /taɪts/. 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 "tights"?
From tight + -s. 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 "tights", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tobias#19,992tubing#19,999smelly#19,973skates#19,972

Similar misspelling depth

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

there'd10 variantsTripoli10 variantsupscale10 variantsroundup10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list