tycoon

/taɪˈkuːn/

//taɪˈkuːn// noun

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"tycoon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tycoon” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,711
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A wealthy and powerful business person.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tycoon · tycoon · English

tycoon · rank #23,711 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,711
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tsar

Nearest frequency peer: tsar (-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 “tycoon”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tycoon” 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).

tycoon vs Tyson
50% similar
tycoon vs typhoon
71% similar
tycoon vs toon
67% similar

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

Key facts for tycoon
PropertyValue
Headwordtycoon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/taɪˈkuːn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,711
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tycoon”

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).tycoonlands 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 “tsar” (#23,710), “unconditionally” (#23,712), “tropics” (#23,709). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tycoon” is #23,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around tycoon (IPA /taɪˈkuːn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,711 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tycoon, with forms such as "tcyoon", "ttycoon", and "tyccoon". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Tyson", "typhoon", "toon", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 大君(たいくん) (taikun, “great lord, prince”), a title for the shōgun. Related to taipan, from Cantonese 大班 (daai⁶ baan¹). The game sense was derived from the use of tycoon in titles of games in which one plays a tycoon (e.g., RollerCoaster… The correct English form is tycoon, spelled T-Y-C-O-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A wealthy and powerful business person.
  2. 2
    A business simulator game, typically involving building and managing some form of infrastructure.
  3. 3
    A game involving the use of a base to generate bricks and cash (similar to an idle game or clicker game), which can then be used to purchase upgrades and expand. Common within the massively multiplayer online game platform Roblox.
  4. 4
    The first placer of Tycoon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Chairman Yu is a tycoon who owns multiple hotel chains.
  2. Dagobert had only one customer, an American who wore square, rimless glasses and a beige suit and looked like a Wall Street tycoon.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大君(たいくん) (taikun, “great lord, prince”), a title for the shōgun. Related to taipan, from Cantonese 大班 (daai⁶ baan¹). The game sense was derived from the use of tycoon in titles of games in which one plays a tycoon (e.g., RollerCoaster Tycoon).

This word in other languages

magnate(Español)magnat(Français)Magnat(Deutsch)magnata(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tcyoon
  • ttycoon
  • tyccoon
  • tycon
  • tycono
  • tycoonn
  • tyocon
  • tyycoon
  • ytcoon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

tcyoon2ttycoon1tyccoon1tycon1tycono2tycoonn1tyocon2tyycoon1
Edit distance from "tycoon"

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 "tycoon"?
"tycoon" is spelled T-Y-C-O-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /taɪˈkuːn/.
What does "tycoon" mean?
As a noun, "tycoon" means: A wealthy and powerful business person.
What words are commonly confused with "tycoon"?
"tycoon" is commonly confused with "Tyson", "typhoon", "toon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tycoon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tycoon" is /taɪˈkuːn/. 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 "tycoon"?
Borrowed from Japanese 大君(たいくん) (taikun, “great lord, prince”), a title for the shōgun. Related to taipan, from Cantonese 大班 (daai⁶ baan¹). The game sense was derived from the use of tycoon in titles of games in which one plays a tycoon (e.g., Rol... 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 "tycoon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list