workbook
/ˈwɝk.bʊk/
"workbook" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“workbook” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,161. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,161
- frequency rank, English
- 12,113
- “W” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A book, used by a student, in which answers and workings may be entered besides questions and exercises.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | workbook |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɝk.bʊk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #35,161 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “workbook” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around workbook (IPA /ˈwɝk.bʊk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,161 among 12,113 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for workbook, with forms such as "owrkbook", "wokrbook", and "worbkook". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From work + book. The correct English form is workbook, spelled W-O-R-K-B-O-O-K.
Definition
- 1A book, used by a student, in which answers and workings may be entered besides questions and exercises.
- 2A book, used by a business, containing a record of work to be done, or work completed.
- 3A collection of spreadsheets stored in the same file.
Etymology
From work + book.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: owrkbook,wokrbook,worbkook,workbbook,workbok,workboko,workbookk,workkbook,workobok,worrkbook,wrokbook,wworkbook
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of workbook - 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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Using “workbook”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-O-R-K-B-O-O-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈwɝk.bʊk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.