tranquil
/ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/
"tranquil" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tranquil” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,342. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,342
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Free from emotional or mental disturbance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tranquil · tranquil · English
tranquil · rank #24,342 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #24,342
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH trampoline
Nearest frequency peer: trampoline (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “tranquil”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- thrice
thrice
75,663 corpus weight
- Thu
Thu
75,662 corpus weight
- touchy
touchy
75,661 corpus weight
- trampoline
trampoline
75,660 corpus weight
- tranquil
tranquil
75,659 corpus weight
- transformat…
transformative
75,658 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “tranquil” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| 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
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around tranquil (IPA /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,342 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tranquil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Some time passed before I felt tranquil even here: I had a vague dread that wild cattle might be near, or that some sportsman or poacher might discover me.
[…]that the streams which did form were clear and tranquil because fed by perennial springs from the underground supply; and that in their tranquil waters extensive peat bogs formed.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tranquil", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
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.