abbreviated
/əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd/
"abbreviated" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abbreviated” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #22,561 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #22,561
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Shortened; made briefer.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abbreviated |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #22,561 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abbreviated” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for abbreviated is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,561 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for abbreviated, with forms such as "abberviated", "abbreivated", and "abbrevaited". 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 confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is abbreviated, spelled A-B-B-R-E-V-I-A-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Shortened; made briefer.
- 2Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
- 3Scanty, as in clothing.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abberviated,abbreivated,abbrevaited,abbreviaetd,abbreviatde,abbreviatedd,abbreviatted,abbrevitaed,abbrevviated,abbrreviated,abbrveiated,abrbeviated,abreviated,babreviated
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abbreviated - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “abbreviated”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-B-B-R-E-V-I-A-T-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd/ (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.