watertight

/ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/

//ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt// adj

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

The verdict

“watertight” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,765. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,765
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.

Corpus desk

Index EN-watertight · watertight · English

watertight · rank #37,765 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,765
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH wavering

Nearest frequency peer: wavering (+1 rank slots)

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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 “watertight”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “watertight” 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 watertight
PropertyValue
Headwordwatertight
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,765
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “watertight”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “wavering” (#37,766), “wherefore” (#37,767), “whoo” (#37,768). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “watertight” is #37,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around watertight (IPA /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,765 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for watertight, with forms such as "awtertight", "waetrtight", and "wateritght". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From water + tight. Compare Scots wattirticht (“watertight”), West Frisian wetterticht (“waterproof”), Dutch waterdicht (“waterproof, watertight”), German wasserdicht (“watertight, waterproof”), Danish vandtæt (“watertight”), Swedish vattentät (“watertight,… The correct English form is watertight, spelled W-A-T-E-R-T-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
  2. 2
    So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. What a day, eh? Demmy, it's like the commencement of the rainy season in Bengal. But you'll find my carriage is watertight. Come along, my mother and Emmy are in the vestry.
  2. There is no reference to rough weather, and, indeed, the state of the vessel’s paint and rigging excludes the idea that she was abandoned for any such reason. She is perfectly watertight.

Etymology

From water + tight. Compare Scots wattirticht (“watertight”), West Frisian wetterticht (“waterproof”), Dutch waterdicht (“waterproof, watertight”), German wasserdicht (“watertight, waterproof”), Danish vandtæt (“watertight”), Swedish vattentät (“watertight, waterproof”).

This word in other languages

hermético(Español)étanche(Français)wasserdicht(Deutsch)impermeável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awtertight
  • waetrtight
  • wateritght
  • waterrtight
  • watertgiht
  • watertigght
  • watertighht
  • watertightt
  • watertigth
  • watertihgt
  • waterttight
  • watetright
  • watretight
  • wattertight
  • wtaertight
  • wwatertight

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

awtertight2waetrtight2wateritght2waterrtight1watertgiht2watertigght1watertighht1watertightt1
Edit distance from "watertight"

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 "watertight"?
"watertight" is spelled W-A-T-E-R-T-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/.
What does "watertight" mean?
As an adjective, "watertight" means: So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
What are common misspellings of "watertight"?
Common misspellings include "awtertight", "waetrtight", "wateritght", "waterrtight", "watertgiht". The correct spelling is "watertight".
How do you pronounce "watertight"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "watertight" is /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/. 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 "watertight"?
From water + tight. Compare Scots wattirticht (“watertight”), West Frisian wetterticht (“waterproof”), Dutch waterdicht (“waterproof, watertight”), German wasserdicht (“watertight, waterproof”), Danish vandtæt (“watertight”), Swedish vattentät (“w... 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 "watertight", 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 (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list