tournament

/ˈtʊənəmənt/

//ˈtʊənəmənt// noun

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

The verdict

“tournament” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,705. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,705
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tournament · tournament · English

tournament · rank #2,705 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,705
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tool

Nearest frequency peer: tool (-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 “tournament”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tournament” 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
Key facts for tournament
PropertyValue
Headwordtournament
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtʊənəmənt/
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,705
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tournament”

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).tournamentlands 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 “tool” (#2,704), “turkey” (#2,706), “suppose” (#2,703). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tournament” is #2,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around tournament (IPA /ˈtʊənəmənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,705 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for tournament, with forms such as "oturnament", "torunament", and "tounrament". 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 headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French tornoiement (Modern French tournoiement) from the verb tornoier. The correct English form is tournament, spelled T-O-U-R-N-A-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.
  2. 2
    A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual.
  3. 3
    A digraph obtained by assigning a direction to each edge in an undirected complete graph.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. England secured their place at Euro 2012 with a scrambled draw in Montenegro - but Wayne Rooney was sent off and will miss the start of the tournament.

Etymology

From Old French tornoiement (Modern French tournoiement) from the verb tornoier.

Synonyms

tourneytourney

This word in other languages

torneo(Español)tournoi(Français)Turnier(Deutsch)torneio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oturnament
  • torunament
  • tounrament
  • touranment
  • tournaemnt
  • tournamennt
  • tournamentt
  • tournametn
  • tournamment
  • tournamnet
  • tournmaent
  • tournnament
  • tourrnament
  • ttournament
  • tuornament

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oturnament2torunament2tounrament2touranment2tournaemnt2tournamennt1tournamentt1tournametn2
Edit distance from "tournament"

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 "tournament"?
"tournament" is spelled T-O-U-R-N-A-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtʊənəmənt/.
What does "tournament" mean?
As a noun, "tournament" means: During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.
What are common misspellings of "tournament"?
Common misspellings include "oturnament", "torunament", "tounrament", "touranment", "tournaemnt". The correct spelling is "tournament".
How do you pronounce "tournament"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tournament" is /ˈtʊənəmənt/. 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 "tournament"?
From Old French tornoiement (Modern French tournoiement) from the verb tornoier. 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 "tournament", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

ultimately15 variantsunderstood15 variantsanniversary15 variantspossibility15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list