wraiths

/ɹeɪθs/

//ɹeɪθs// noun

"wraiths" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“wraiths” is uncommon English (frequency #67,965 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,965
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of wraith

Corpus desk

Index EN-wraiths · wraiths · English

wraiths · rank #67,965 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,965
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH wringer

Nearest frequency peer: wringer (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “wraiths”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “wraiths” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wraiths
PropertyValue
Headwordwraiths
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹeɪθs/
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,965
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “wraiths” in English

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “wringer” (#67,966), “workbooks” (#67,963), “wrinkling” (#67,967). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “wraiths” is #67,965. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wraiths is uncommon English at frequency #67,965 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹeɪθs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of wraith".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wraiths, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is wraiths, spelled W-R-A-I-T-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of wraith

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 "wraiths"?
"wraiths" is spelled W-R-A-I-T-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹeɪθs/.
What does "wraiths" mean?
As a noun, "wraiths" means: plural of wraith
How do you pronounce "wraiths"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wraiths" is /ɹeɪθs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wraiths" come from?
"wraiths" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wraiths", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list