universities

/junɪˈvɝsətiz/

//junɪˈvɝsətiz// noun

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

The verdict

“universities” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,916. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,916
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of university

Corpus desk

Index EN-universities · universities · English

universities · rank #3,916 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,916
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH tube

Nearest frequency peer: tube (-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 “universities”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “universities” 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
Key facts for universities
PropertyValue
Headworduniversities
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/junɪˈvɝsətiz/
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,916
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “universities”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).universitieslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “tube” (#3,915), “Walter” (#3,917), “transferred” (#3,914). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “universities” is #3,916. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around universities (IPA /junɪˈvɝsətiz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,916 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of university".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for universities, with forms such as "nuiversities", "uinversities", and "unievrsities". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is universities, spelled U-N-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of university

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuiversities
  • uinversities
  • unievrsities
  • univeristies
  • univerrsities
  • universiites
  • universiteis
  • universitiess
  • universitise
  • universitties
  • universsities
  • universtiies
  • univesrities
  • univresities
  • univversities
  • unniversities
  • unviersities

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nuiversities2uinversities2unievrsities2univeristies2univerrsities1universiites2universiteis2universitiess1
Edit distance from "universities"

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 "universities"?
"universities" is spelled U-N-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /junɪˈvɝsətiz/.
What does "universities" mean?
As a noun, "universities" means: plural of university
What are common misspellings of "universities"?
Common misspellings include "nuiversities", "uinversities", "unievrsities", "univeristies", "univerrsities". The correct spelling is "universities".
How do you pronounce "universities"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "universities" is /junɪˈvɝsətiz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "universities" come from?
"universities" 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 "universities", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

representing#3,903organisation#3,897headquarters#3,885agricultural#3,997

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

commonwealth17 variantscomposition17 variantsfundamental17 variantssubstantial17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list