xerox
/ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/
"xerox" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“xerox” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,795
- frequency rank, English
- 54
- “X” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A xerograph (copy).
Corpus desk
Index EN-xerox · xerox · English
xerox · rank #28,795 · 7 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #28,795
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 54
- PHOTO-FINISH Xander
Nearest frequency peer: Xander (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “xerox”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- why's
why's
71,209 corpus weight
- wut
wut
71,208 corpus weight
- Xander
Xander
71,207 corpus weight
- xerox
xerox
71,206 corpus weight
- Xiaomi
Xiaomi
71,205 corpus weight
- yeo
yeo
71,203 corpus weight
What this shows “xerox” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | xerox |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #28,795 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “xerox”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around xerox (IPA /ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,795 among 54 “X” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for xerox, with forms such as "exrox", "xeorx", and "xeroxx". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Xbox", "xenon", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Genericized trademark from Xerox (“a photocopier”), from xerography, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) and γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”). The correct English form is xerox, spelled X-E-R-O-X.
Definition
- 1A xerograph (copy).
- 2A xerographer (machine).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how xerox appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: photocopy (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)
Hand me that xerox, would you?
Etymology
Genericized trademark from Xerox (“a photocopier”), from xerography, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) and γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- exrox
- xeorx
- xeroxx
- xerrox
- xerxo
- xreox
- xxerox
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of xerox - 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "xerox", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).