vegetables

/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəlz/

//ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəlz// noun

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"vegetables" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vegetables” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,645. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,645
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-vegetables · vegetables · English

vegetables · rank #5,645 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,645
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH urgent

Nearest frequency peer: urgent (-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 “vegetables”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vegetables” 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).

vegetables vs vegetable
90% similar

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

Key facts for vegetables
PropertyValue
Headwordvegetables
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəlz/
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,645
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vegetables”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).vegetableslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “urgent” (#5,644), “vertical” (#5,646), “twins” (#5,643). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vegetables” is #5,645. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around vegetables (IPA /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəlz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,645 among 969 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of vegetable".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for vegetables, with forms such as "evgetables", "veegtables", and "vegeatbles". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vegetable", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 vegetables, spelled V-E-G-E-T-A-B-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of vegetable

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evgetables
  • veegtables
  • vegeatbles
  • vegetabbles
  • vegetabels
  • vegetabless
  • vegetablles
  • vegetablse
  • vegetalbes
  • vegetbales
  • vegettables
  • veggetables
  • vegteables
  • vgeetables
  • vvegetables

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vegetables - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evgetables2veegtables2vegeatbles2vegetabbles1vegetabels2vegetabless1vegetablles1vegetablse2
Edit distance from "vegetables"

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 "vegetables"?
"vegetables" is spelled V-E-G-E-T-A-B-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəlz/.
What does "vegetables" mean?
As a noun, "vegetables" means: plural of vegetable
What words are commonly confused with "vegetables"?
"vegetables" is commonly confused with "vegetable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vegetables"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vegetables" is /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəlz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vegetables" come from?
"vegetables" 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 "vegetables", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

embarrassing15 variantsinvitation15 variantsconvenient15 variantscompromise15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list