tranquility

/træŋˈkwɪlɪti/

//træŋˈkwɪlɪti// noun

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"tranquility" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tranquility” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,405. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,405
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - American standard spelling of tranquillity.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tranquility · tranquility · English

tranquility · rank #28,405 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,405
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trafalgar

Nearest frequency peer: Trafalgar (-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 “tranquility”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tranquility” 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).

tranquility vs tranquillity
92% similar

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

Key facts for tranquility
PropertyValue
Headwordtranquility
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/træŋˈkwɪlɪti/
Letters11
Frequency rank#28,405
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tranquility”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).tranquilitylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Trafalgar” (#28,404), “Tobin” (#28,402), “Tuscan” (#28,408). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tranquility” is #28,405. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around tranquility (IPA /træŋˈkwɪlɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,405 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "American standard spelling of tranquillity.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for tranquility, with forms such as "rtanquility", "tarnquility", and "trannquility". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "tranquillity", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is tranquility, spelled T-R-A-N-Q-U-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    American standard spelling of tranquillity.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtanquility
  • tarnquility
  • trannquility
  • tranqiulity
  • tranqquility
  • tranquiilty
  • tranquilitty
  • tranquilityy
  • tranquiliyt
  • tranquiltiy
  • tranquliity
  • tranuqility
  • traqnuility
  • trnaquility
  • trranquility
  • ttranquility

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtanquility2tarnquility2trannquility1tranqiulity2tranqquility1tranquiilty2tranquilitty1tranquilityy1
Edit distance from "tranquility"

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 "tranquility"?
"tranquility" is spelled T-R-A-N-Q-U-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /træŋˈkwɪlɪti/.
What does "tranquility" mean?
As a noun, "tranquility" means: American standard spelling of tranquillity.
What words are commonly confused with "tranquility"?
"tranquility" is commonly confused with "tranquillity". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tranquility"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tranquility" is /træŋˈkwɪlɪti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tranquility" come from?
"tranquility" 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 "tranquility", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list