zit
/ˈzɪt/
"zit" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“zit” is uncommon English (frequency #59,829 among 2,810 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,829
- frequency rank, English
- 2,810
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pimple
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈzɪt/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #59,829 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zit” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zit is uncommon English at frequency #59,829 among 2,810 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈzɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pimple".
Zero misspellings are on record for zit in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Uncertain origin, first attested as 1960s North American English teenagers' slang. Compare English chit (“pimple, wart”), German Zitze (“teat, nipple”). The correct English form is zit, spelled Z-I-T.
Definition
- 1Pimple
Etymology
Uncertain origin, first attested as 1960s North American English teenagers' slang. Compare English chit (“pimple, wart”), German Zitze (“teat, nipple”).
Synonyms
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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 “zit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Z-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.