Tillerson
"tillerson" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Tillerson” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,817. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,817
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tillerson · Tillerson · English
Tillerson · rank #46,817 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,817
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 27,828
- PHOTO-FINISH Tisdale
Nearest frequency peer: Tisdale (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Tillerson”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- thankless
thankless
53,189 corpus weight
- Tillerson
Tillerson
53,184 corpus weight
- Tisdale
Tisdale
53,183 corpus weight
- titian
titian
53,182 corpus weight
- Tomes
Tomes
53,179 corpus weight
- toots
toots
53,178 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Tillerson” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tillerson |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #46,817 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tillerson” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Tillerson, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #46,817 among 27,828 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tillerson, with forms such as "itllerson", "tilelrson", and "tilerson". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: * tiller + -son * Tiller + -son The correct English form is Tillerson, spelled T-I-L-L-E-R-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1A surname.
Etymology
* tiller + -son * Tiller + -son
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- itllerson
- tilelrson
- tilerson
- tillerosn
- tillerrson
- tillersno
- tillersonn
- tillersson
- tillesron
- tillreson
- tlilerson
- ttillerson
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tillerson - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tillerson", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
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.