acclaimed

/əˈkleɪmd/

//əˈkleɪmd// adj

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"acclaimed" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“acclaimed” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,156. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,156
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.

Corpus desk

Index EN-acclaimed · acclaimed · English

acclaimed · rank #11,156 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,156
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH winding

Nearest frequency peer: winding (-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 “acclaimed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “acclaimed” 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).

acclaimed vs acclaim
78% similar

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

Key facts for acclaimed
PropertyValue
Headwordacclaimed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/əˈkleɪmd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,156
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “acclaimed”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).acclaimedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “winding” (#11,155), “accumulated” (#11,157), “wildly” (#11,154). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “acclaimed” is #11,156. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around acclaimed (IPA /əˈkleɪmd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,156 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for acclaimed, with forms such as "accalimed", "acclaiemd", and "acclaimde". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "acclaim", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is acclaimed, spelled A-C-C-L-A-I-M-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how acclaimed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Many critically acclaimed novels are not commercially successful.
  2. She’s an acclaimed writer; her books are bestsellers before they are published.

This word in other languages

bejubelt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accalimed
  • acclaiemd
  • acclaimde
  • acclaimedd
  • acclaimmed
  • acclamied
  • accliamed
  • accllaimed
  • aclaimed
  • aclcaimed
  • caclaimed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

accalimed2acclaiemd2acclaimde2acclaimedd1acclaimmed1acclamied2accliamed2accllaimed1
Edit distance from "acclaimed"

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 "acclaimed"?
"acclaimed" is spelled A-C-C-L-A-I-M-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈkleɪmd/.
What does "acclaimed" mean?
As an adjective, "acclaimed" means: Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.
What words are commonly confused with "acclaimed"?
"acclaimed" is commonly confused with "acclaim". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acclaimed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acclaimed" is /əˈkleɪmd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acclaimed" come from?
"acclaimed" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

boulevard#11,174chronicle#11,181stationed#11,126routinely#11,107

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

winding11 variantsbaseline11 variantsbisexual11 variantstexting11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list