adapted

/əˈdæptɪd/

//əˈdæptɪd// verb

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"adapted" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adapted” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,383. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,383
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-adapted · adapted · English

adapted · rank #5,383 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,383
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH acres

Nearest frequency peer: acres (-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 “adapted”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “adapted” 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).

adapted vs adopted
86% similar
adapted vs adapter
86% similar
adapted vs awaited
71% similar

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

Key facts for adapted
PropertyValue
Headwordadapted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈdæptɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,383
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “adapted”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).adaptedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “acres” (#5,382), “adoption” (#5,384), “Watson” (#5,381). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adapted” is #5,383. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around adapted (IPA /əˈdæptɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,383 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of adapt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for adapted, with forms such as "aadpted", "adapetd", and "adappted". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "adopted", "adapter", "awaited", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 adapted, spelled A-D-A-P-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of adapt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aadpted
  • adapetd
  • adappted
  • adaptde
  • adaptedd
  • adaptted
  • adatped
  • addapted
  • adpated
  • daapted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aadpted2adapetd2adappted1adaptde2adaptedd1adaptted1adatped2addapted1
Edit distance from "adapted"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

proceed10 variantsmixture10 variantsheating10 variantsMadison10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list