abducted

/æbˈdʌktɪd/

//æbˈdʌktɪd// verb

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"abducted" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“abducted” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,651. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,651
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of abduct

Corpus desk

Index EN-abducted · abducted · English

abducted · rank #13,651 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,651
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH abdomen

Nearest frequency peer: abdomen (-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 “abducted”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “abducted” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

abducted vs addicted
75% similar
abducted vs abduct
75% similar
abducted vs abdicated
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for abducted
PropertyValue
Headwordabducted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/æbˈdʌktɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,651
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “abducted”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).abductedlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “abdomen” (#13,650), “abruptly” (#13,652), “Abby” (#13,649). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “abducted” is #13,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around abducted (IPA /æbˈdʌktɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,651 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of abduct".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for abducted, with forms such as "abbducted", "abdcuted", and "abdducted". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "addicted", "abduct", "abdicated", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is abducted, spelled A-B-D-U-C-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of abduct

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbducted
  • abdcuted
  • abdducted
  • abduccted
  • abducetd
  • abductde
  • abductedd
  • abductted
  • abdutced
  • abudcted
  • adbucted
  • baducted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abducted - 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.

abbducted1abdcuted2abdducted1abduccted1abducetd2abductde2abductedd1abductted1
Edit distance from "abducted"

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 "abducted"?
"abducted" is spelled A-B-D-U-C-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /æbˈdʌktɪd/.
What does "abducted" mean?
As a verb, "abducted" means: simple past and past participle of abduct
What words are commonly confused with "abducted"?
"abducted" is commonly confused with "addicted", "abduct", "abdicated". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abducted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abducted" is /æbˈdʌktɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abducted" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abruptly#13,652aquarium#13,660wellness#13,641aspiring#13,662

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list