tolerances

noun

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"tolerances" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tolerances” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,256. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,256
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of tolerance

Corpus desk

Index EN-tolerances · tolerances · English

tolerances · rank #37,256 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,256
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH togetherness

Nearest frequency peer: togetherness (-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 “tolerances”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tolerances” 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).

tolerances vs tolerance
90% similar

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

Key facts for tolerances
PropertyValue
Headwordtolerances
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,256
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tolerances”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).toleranceslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “togetherness” (#37,255), “tongs” (#37,257), “Tianjin” (#37,254). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tolerances” is #37,256. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around tolerances, anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,256 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of tolerance".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for tolerances, with forms such as "otlerances", "tloerances", and "toelrances". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "tolerance", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is tolerances, spelled T-O-L-E-R-A-N-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of tolerance

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. This is known as the law of tolerances. Tolerances range along a continuum [...]. Some organisms have wide ranges of tolerances and others have narrow ones.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otlerances
  • tloerances
  • toelrances
  • tolearnces
  • toleracnes
  • tolerancces
  • tolerancess
  • tolerancse
  • toleranecs
  • tolerannces
  • tolernaces
  • tolerrances
  • tollerances
  • tolreances
  • ttolerances

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tolerances - 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.

otlerances2tloerances2toelrances2tolearnces2toleracnes2tolerancces1tolerancess1tolerancse2
Edit distance from "tolerances"

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 "tolerances"?
"tolerances" is spelled T-O-L-E-R-A-N-C-E-S.
What does "tolerances" mean?
As a noun, "tolerances" means: plural of tolerance
What words are commonly confused with "tolerances"?
"tolerances" is commonly confused with "tolerance". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tolerances" come from?
"tolerances" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tolerances", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unrivalled#37,268tailgating#37,243retaliated#37,201reorganize#37,196

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

suffocation15 variantsrediscover15 variantsAsperger's15 variantspreemptive15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list