wiki
/ˈwɪki/
"wiki" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wiki” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,888
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone who has access to it.
Corpus desk
Index EN-wiki · wiki · English
wiki · rank #12,888 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,888
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH weary
Nearest frequency peer: weary (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “wiki”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- utmost
utmost
87,116 corpus weight
- waiter
waiter
87,115 corpus weight
- weary
weary
87,114 corpus weight
- wiki
wiki
87,113 corpus weight
- Wills
Wills
87,112 corpus weight
- willy
willy
87,111 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “wiki” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | wiki |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɪki/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #12,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wiki” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around wiki (IPA /ˈwɪki/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,888 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone who has access to it.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for wiki, with forms such as "iwki", "wiik", and "wikki". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "win", "wit", "wis", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwikider. English wiki First appearance in 1995 in PC Week. Abbreviated from WikiWikiWeb, from Hawaiian wikiwiki (“quick”) + English web. The correct English form is wiki, spelled W-I-K-I.
Definition
- 1A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone who has access to it.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how wiki appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He spent time editing articles on the wiki.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwikider. English wiki First appearance in 1995 in PC Week. Abbreviated from WikiWikiWeb, from Hawaiian wikiwiki (“quick”) + English web.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iwki
- wiik
- wikki
- wkii
- wwiki
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wiki - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wiki", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "wiki". Here's where to go from here.
- "wiki" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "win". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #12,888 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "W" letter cohort. W–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
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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.