warranty

/ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/

//ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti// noun

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"warranty" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“warranty” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,796. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,796
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.

Corpus desk

Index EN-warranty · warranty · English

warranty · rank #10,796 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,796
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH weakened

Nearest frequency peer: weakened (+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 “warranty”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “warranty” 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).

warranty vs warrant
88% similar
warranty vs warranted
78% similar

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

Key facts for warranty
PropertyValue
Headwordwarranty
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,796
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “warranty”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “weakened” (#10,797), “viruses” (#10,794), “Windsor” (#10,798). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “warranty” is #10,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around warranty (IPA /ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,796 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for warranty, with forms such as "awrranty", "waranty", and "wararnty". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "warrant", "warranted", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English warantye, warantie, from Anglo-Norman warrantie, an Old Northern French variant of Old French guarantie (Modern French garantie). Doublet of guarantee and guaranty. More at warrant. The correct English form is warranty, spelled W-A-R-R-A-N-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
  2. 2
    A legal agreement that was a real covenant and ran with the land: The grantor of a piece of real estate held in freehold, and their heirs, were required to officially guarantee their claim and plead their case for the title. If evicted by someone with a superior claim (paramount title), they were also required to hand over other real estate of equal value in recompense. It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.
  3. 3
    A legal agreement that was a real covenant and ran with the land: The grantor of a piece of real estate held in freehold, and their heirs, were required to officially guarantee their claim and plead their case for the title. If evicted by someone with a superior claim (paramount title), they were also required to hand over other real estate of equal value in recompense. It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.
  4. 4
    A legal agreement, either written or oral (an expressed warranty) or implied through the actions of the buyer and seller (an implied warranty), which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised, such as in a sale of an item or piece of real estate.
  5. 5
    A written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that certain repairs and/or replacement parts will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a defect.
  6. 6
    A stipulation of an insurance policy made by an insuree, guaranteeing that the facts of the policy are true and the insurance risk is as stated, which if not fulfilled renders the policy void.
  7. 7
    Justification or mandate to do something, especially in terms of one’s personal conduct; warrant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Those who have had the care and government of politic societies introduced coinage, as a remedy of those two inconveniences. The stamp was a warranty of the public, that, under such a denomination, they should receive a piece of such a weight, and such a fineness; […]
  2. However, governance is no universal panacea for business ills; it is a warning, not a warranty against failure.

Etymology

From Middle English warantye, warantie, from Anglo-Norman warrantie, an Old Northern French variant of Old French guarantie (Modern French garantie). Doublet of guarantee and guaranty. More at warrant.

This word in other languages

garantía(Español)garantie(Français)Garantie(Deutsch)garantia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awrranty
  • waranty
  • wararnty
  • warrannty
  • warrantty
  • warrantyy
  • warranyt
  • warratny
  • warrnaty
  • wraranty
  • wwarranty

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

awrranty2waranty1wararnty2warrannty1warrantty1warrantyy1warranyt2warratny2
Edit distance from "warranty"

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 "warranty"?
"warranty" is spelled W-A-R-R-A-N-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/.
What does "warranty" mean?
As a noun, "warranty" means: A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
What words are commonly confused with "warranty"?
"warranty" is commonly confused with "warrant", "warranted". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "warranty"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "warranty" is /ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/. 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 "warranty"?
From Middle English warantye, warantie, from Anglo-Norman warrantie, an Old Northern French variant of Old French guarantie (Modern French garantie). Doublet of guarantee and guaranty. More at warrant. 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 "warranty", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weakened#10,797Zimbabwe#10,801almighty#10,805solitary#10,771

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Windsor11 variantscaption11 variantsShirley11 variantscondemn11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list