Wiccan
/ˈwɪkən/
"wiccan" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Wiccan” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,017. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,017
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the neo-pagan religion of Wicca.
Corpus desk
Index EN-wiccan · Wiccan · English
Wiccan · rank #48,017 · 7 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,017
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH whoring
Nearest frequency peer: whoring (-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 “Wiccan”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- whitefish
whitefish
51,987 corpus weight
- Whittington
Whittington
51,986 corpus weight
- whoring
whoring
51,985 corpus weight
- Wiccan
Wiccan
51,984 corpus weight
- workbench
workbench
51,981 corpus weight
- wriggle
wriggle
51,979 corpus weight
What this shows “Wiccan” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wiccan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈwɪkən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #48,017 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Wiccan”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Wiccan (IPA /ˈwɪkən/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,017 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of or pertaining to the neo-pagan religion of Wicca.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wiccan, with forms such as "iwccan", "wcican", and "wicacn". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Wigan", "Wicca", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Wicca + -an. The correct English form is Wiccan, spelled W-I-C-C-A-N.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to the neo-pagan religion of Wicca.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wiccan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The pentacle is sometimes worn as a Wiccan symbol.
The way Green practices witchcraft defies stereotypes of broomstick-wielding, cauldron-toting, pointy-hatted witches. He doesn’t belong to a coven. He’s not Wiccan or pagan, religions that are rooted in witchcraft. He has a few cats, though they’re better suited for snuggling than serving as helpful familiars.
Etymology
From Wicca + -an.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iwccan
- wcican
- wicacn
- wican
- wiccann
- wiccna
- wwiccan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wiccan - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).