aggravated

/ˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯tɪd/

//ˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯tɪd// verb

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"aggravated" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“aggravated” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,561. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,561
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-aggravated · aggravated · English

aggravated · rank #15,561 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,561
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Addison

Nearest frequency peer: Addison (-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 “aggravated”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aggravated” 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).

aggravated vs aggravate
90% similar

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

Key facts for aggravated
PropertyValue
Headwordaggravated
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯tɪd/
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,561
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “aggravated”

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).aggravatedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Addison” (#15,560), “Achilles” (#15,559), “Alberto” (#15,563). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “aggravated” is #15,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around aggravated (IPA /ˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯tɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,561 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of aggravate.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for aggravated, with forms such as "aggarvated", "aggraavted", and "aggravaetd". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "aggravate", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is aggravated, spelled A-G-G-R-A-V-A-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of aggravate.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aggarvated
  • aggraavted
  • aggravaetd
  • aggravatde
  • aggravatedd
  • aggravatted
  • aggravtaed
  • aggravvated
  • aggrravated
  • aggrvaated
  • agravated
  • agrgavated
  • gagravated

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aggarvated2aggraavted2aggravaetd2aggravatde2aggravatedd1aggravatted1aggravtaed2aggravvated1
Edit distance from "aggravated"

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 "aggravated"?
"aggravated" is spelled A-G-G-R-A-V-A-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯tɪd/.
What does "aggravated" mean?
As a verb, "aggravated" means: simple past and past participle of aggravate.
What words are commonly confused with "aggravated"?
"aggravated" is commonly confused with "aggravate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aggravated"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aggravated" is /ˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯tɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aggravated" come from?
"aggravated" 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 "aggravated", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list