timesheet

noun

"timesheet" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“timesheet” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A document that allows for the recording of hours worked on various tasks that is used as input for payroll, project accounting or client billing processes.

Key facts for timesheet
PropertyValue
Headwordtimesheet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “timesheet” sits in English frequency

timesheet falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

timesheet is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A document that allows for the recording of hours worked on various tasks that is used as input for payroll, project accounting or client billing processes.".

timesheet has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From time + sheet. The correct English form is timesheet, spelled T-I-M-E-S-H-E-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A document that allows for the recording of hours worked on various tasks that is used as input for payroll, project accounting or client billing processes.

Etymology

From time + sheet.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "timesheet"?
"timesheet" is spelled T-I-M-E-S-H-E-E-T.
What does "timesheet" mean?
As a noun, "timesheet" means: A document that allows for the recording of hours worked on various tasks that is used as input for payroll, project accounting or client billing processes.
What is the origin of the word "timesheet"?
From time + sheet. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “timesheet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is T-I-M-E-S-H-E-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list