times
/taɪmz/
"times" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“times” is in the everyday core of English, ranked #250 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #250
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of time
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 | times |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /taɪmz/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #250 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “times” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for times is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /taɪmz/. Corpus data places it at rank #250 in overall English word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for times, with forms such as "itmes", "tiems", and "timess". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "TMS", "tips", "tire", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Multiplication sense from the idea that something is repeated or added together a given number of times. The correct English form is times, spelled T-I-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of time
- 2The circumstances of a certain time.
- 3A person's experiences or biography.
Etymology
Multiplication sense from the idea that something is repeated or added together a given number of times.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: itmes,tiems,timess,timmes,timse,tmies,ttimes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of times - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “times”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-I-M-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /taɪmz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “TMS” - see the side-by-side comparison. times vs TMS
- 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.