travel agency

noun

"travel-agency" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“travel agency” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A company that arranges travel and accommodation for travellers.

Key facts for travel agency
PropertyValue
Headwordtravel agency
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “travel agency” sits in English frequency

travel agency falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

travel agency is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A company that arranges travel and accommodation for travellers.".

travel agency has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From travel + agency. The correct English form is travel agency, spelled T-R-A-V-E-L- -A-G-E-N-C-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A company that arranges travel and accommodation for travellers.

Etymology

From travel + agency.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "travel agency"?
"travel agency" is spelled T-R-A-V-E-L- -A-G-E-N-C-Y.
What does "travel agency" mean?
As a noun, "travel agency" means: A company that arranges travel and accommodation for travellers.
What is the origin of the word "travel agency"?
From travel + agency. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “travel agency”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is T-R-A-V-E-L- -A-G-E-N-C-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list