worksheet

Name: worksheet, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“worksheet” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,835. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,835
frequency rank, English: 1,759
“W” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and the answers are recorded.

Corpus desk

Index EN-worksheet · worksheet · English

worksheet · rank #31,835 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #31,835
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 1,759
PHOTO-FINISH Wilshire

Nearest frequency peer: Wilshire (-2 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.

Whelan

68,171
wickedness

68,169
Wilshire

68,168
worksheet

68,166
Wylie

68,164
Wyndham

68,163

What this shows “worksheet” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for worksheet
Property	Value
Headword	worksheet
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#31,835
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “worksheet”

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

#31,835

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Wilshire” (#31,833), “Wylie” (#31,837), “wickedness” (#31,832). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “worksheet” is #31,835. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around worksheet, anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,835 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for worksheet, with forms such as "owrksheet", "wokrsheet", and "workhseet". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From work + sheet. First use appears c. 1823 in the publications of Isaac D'Israeli. The correct English form is worksheet, spelled W-O-R-K-S-H-E-E-T.

Definition

1
A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and the answers are recorded.
2
A sheet of paper listing work that is completed, to be completed or in progress.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

The final outshopping was 55002, which had arrived on October 14 [1980] for a two-month repair, with the usual worksheet taped to its bodyside stating "to be repainted in two-tone green".

Etymology

From work + sheet. First use appears c. 1823 in the publications of Isaac D'Israeli.

This word in other languages

Arbeitsblatt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

owrksheet
wokrsheet
workhseet
workksheet
worksehet
worksheett
workshet
workshete
workshheet
workssheet
worrksheet
worskheet
wroksheet
wworksheet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "worksheet"

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 "worksheet"?

"worksheet" is spelled W-O-R-K-S-H-E-E-T.

What does "worksheet" mean?

As a noun, "worksheet" means: A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and the answers are recorded.

What are common misspellings of "worksheet"?

Common misspellings include "owrksheet", "wokrsheet", "workhseet", "workksheet", "worksehet". The correct spelling is "worksheet".

What is the origin of the word "worksheet"?

From work + sheet. First use appears c. 1823 in the publications of Isaac D'Israeli. 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 "worksheet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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