tranquil
/ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/
"tranquil" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tranquil” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #24,342 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #24,342
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Free from emotional or mental disturbance.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tranquil |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,342 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tranquil” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for tranquil is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,342 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for tranquil, with forms such as "rtanquil", "tarnquil", and "trannquil". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”). The correct English form is tranquil, spelled T-R-A-N-Q-U-I-L.
Definition
- 1Free from emotional or mental disturbance.
- 2Calm; without motion or sound.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtanquil,tarnquil,trannquil,tranqiul,tranqquil,tranquill,tranquli,tranuqil,traqnuil,trnaquil,trranquil,ttranquil
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tranquil - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “tranquil”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-R-A-N-Q-U-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.