vortices
/ˈvɔː.tɪ.siːz/
"vortices" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vortices” is uncommon English (frequency #55,185 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,185
- frequency rank, English
- 7,391
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of vortex
Corpus desk
Index EN-vortices · vortices · English
vortices · rank #55,185 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,185
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,391
- PHOTO-FINISH vitreous
Nearest frequency peer: vitreous (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “vortices”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- vestigial
vestigial
44,821 corpus weight
- virginal
virginal
44,820 corpus weight
- visitations
visitations
44,819 corpus weight
- vitreous
vitreous
44,818 corpus weight
- vortices
vortices
44,816 corpus weight
- waaay
waaay
44,814 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “vortices” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vortices |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈvɔː.tɪ.siːz/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #55,185 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vortices” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vortices is uncommon English at frequency #55,185 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvɔː.tɪ.siːz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of vortex".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vortices, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is vortices, spelled V-O-R-T-I-C-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of vortex
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.