wristwatch
/ˈɹɪstˌwɒt͡ʃ/
"wristwatch" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wristwatch” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #41,958 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,958
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A watch that is worn on a strap or band fastened around the wrist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wristwatch |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹɪstˌwɒt͡ʃ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #41,958 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wristwatch” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for wristwatch is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹɪstˌwɒt͡ʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #41,958 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A watch that is worn on a strap or band fastened around the wrist".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for wristwatch, with forms such as "rwistwatch", "wirstwatch", and "wrisstwatch". 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, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From wrist + watch. The correct English form is wristwatch, spelled W-R-I-S-T-W-A-T-C-H.
Definition
- 1A watch that is worn on a strap or band fastened around the wrist
Etymology
From wrist + watch.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rwistwatch,wirstwatch,wrisstwatch,wristawtch,wristtwatch,wristwacth,wristwatcch,wristwatchh,wristwathc,wristwattch,wristwtach,wristwwatch,wriswtatch,writswatch,wrristwatch,wrsitwatch,wwristwatch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wristwatch - 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.
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 “wristwatch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-R-I-S-T-W-A-T-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɹɪstˌwɒt͡ʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.