Titus

/ˈtaɪtəs/

//ˈtaɪtəs// name

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"titus" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Titus” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,233. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,233
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The seventeenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to Titus.

Corpus desk

Index EN-titus · Titus · English

Titus · rank #19,233 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,233
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH thorpe

Nearest frequency peer: thorpe (-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 “Titus”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Titus” 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).

Titus vs tutu
40% similar
Titus vs totes
40% similar
Titus vs torus
40% similar

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

Key facts for Titus
PropertyValue
HeadwordTitus
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈtaɪtəs/
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,233
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Titus”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Tituslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “thorpe” (#19,232), “treacherous” (#19,235), “Tees” (#19,230). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Titus” is #19,233. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Titus (IPA /ˈtaɪtəs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,233 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Titus, with forms such as "ittus", "titsu", and "tittus". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tutu", "totes", "torus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin Titus, a Roman and Sabine praenomen meaning either "honorable" or "strong; of the giants". The correct English form is Titus, spelled T-I-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The seventeenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to Titus.
  2. 2
    An early Christian, the addressee of the aforementioned epistle.
  3. 3
    Titus Caesar Vespasianus, a Roman Emperor who succeeded Vespasian and preceded Domitian.
  4. 4
    A male given name from Latin.
  5. 5
    A surname
  6. 6
    A short hairstyle, popular in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Titus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Titus, a Roman and Sabine praenomen meaning either "honorable" or "strong; of the giants".

This word in other languages

Tito(Español)Tite(Français)Titus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ittus
  • titsu
  • tittus
  • tituss
  • tiuts
  • ttitus
  • ttius

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ittus2titsu2tittus1tituss1tiuts2ttitus1ttius2
Edit distance from "Titus"

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 "Titus"?
"Titus" is spelled T-I-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtaɪtəs/.
What does "Titus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Titus" means: The seventeenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to Titus.
What words are commonly confused with "Titus"?
"Titus" is commonly confused with "tutu", "totes", "torus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Titus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Titus" is /ˈtaɪtəs/. 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 "Titus"?
Borrowed from Latin Titus, a Roman and Sabine praenomen meaning either "honorable" or "strong; of the giants". 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 "Titus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list