alarmed

/əˈlɑɹmd/

//əˈlɑɹmd// verb

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

The verdict

“alarmed” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,324. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,324
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-alarmed · alarmed · English

alarmed · rank #15,324 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,324
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ajax

Nearest frequency peer: Ajax (-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 “alarmed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alarmed” 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).

alarmed vs armed
71% similar
alarmed vs Alfred
57% similar
alarmed vs alarm
71% similar

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

Key facts for alarmed
PropertyValue
Headwordalarmed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈlɑɹmd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,324
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “alarmed”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Ajax” (#15,323), “ama” (#15,325), “ammo” (#15,326). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “alarmed” is #15,324. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around alarmed (IPA /əˈlɑɹmd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,324 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of alarm".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for alarmed, with forms such as "aalrmed", "alamred", and "alaremd". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "armed", "Alfred", "alarm", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is alarmed, spelled A-L-A-R-M-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of alarm

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aalrmed
  • alamred
  • alaremd
  • alarmde
  • alarmedd
  • alarmmed
  • alarrmed
  • allarmed
  • alramed
  • laarmed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aalrmed2alamred2alaremd2alarmde2alarmedd1alarmmed1alarrmed1allarmed1
Edit distance from "alarmed"

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

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

Same letter count

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

Andreas#15,329abolish#15,315auditor#15,338blazing#15,349

Similar misspelling depth

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

accessing10 variantsarrivals10 variantstrance10 variantsCadillac10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list