administered

/ədˈmɪnɪstɚd/

//ədˈmɪnɪstɚd// verb

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"administered" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“administered” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,520. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,520
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-administered · administered · English

administered · rank #7,520 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,520
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH WWE

Nearest frequency peer: WWE (-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 “administered”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “administered” 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).

administered vs administer
83% similar

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

Key facts for administered
PropertyValue
Headwordadministered
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ədˈmɪnɪstɚd/
Letters12
Frequency rank#7,520
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “administered”

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).administeredlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “WWE” (#7,519), “affiliated” (#7,521), “wholesale” (#7,518). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “administered” is #7,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around administered (IPA /ədˈmɪnɪstɚd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,520 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of administer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for administered, with forms such as "addministered", "adimnistered", and "admiinstered". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "administer", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is administered, spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of administer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addministered
  • adimnistered
  • admiinstered
  • adminisetred
  • adminisstered
  • administeerd
  • administerde
  • administeredd
  • administerred
  • administreed
  • administtered
  • adminitsered
  • adminnistered
  • adminsitered
  • admministered
  • admniistered
  • amdinistered
  • daministered

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of administered - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

addministered1adimnistered2admiinstered2adminisetred2adminisstered1administeerd2administerde2administeredd1
Edit distance from "administered"

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 "administered"?
"administered" is spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ədˈmɪnɪstɚd/.
What does "administered" mean?
As a verb, "administered" means: simple past and past participle of administer
What words are commonly confused with "administered"?
"administered" is commonly confused with "administer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "administered"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "administered" is /ədˈmɪnɪstɚd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "administered" come from?
"administered" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list