appointed

/əˈpɔɪntɪd/

//əˈpɔɪntɪd// adj

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

The verdict

“appointed” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,511. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,511
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.

Corpus desk

Index EN-appointed · appointed · English

appointed · rank #2,511 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,511
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH affect

Nearest frequency peer: affect (-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 “appointed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “appointed” 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).

appointed vs appointee
89% similar
appointed vs appoint
78% similar
appointed vs anointed
78% similar

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

Key facts for appointed
PropertyValue
Headwordappointed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/əˈpɔɪntɪd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,511
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “appointed”

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).appointedlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “affect” (#2,510), “armed” (#2,512), “adults” (#2,509). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “appointed” is #2,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around appointed (IPA /əˈpɔɪntɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,511 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for appointed, with forms such as "apointed", "apopinted", and "appionted". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "appointee", "appoint", "anointed", 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is appointed, spelled A-P-P-O-I-N-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In the United States, the Secretary of State is an appointed position.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apointed
  • apopinted
  • appionted
  • appoinetd
  • appoinnted
  • appointde
  • appointedd
  • appointted
  • appoitned
  • apponited
  • papointed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apointed1apopinted2appionted2appoinetd2appoinnted1appointde2appointedd1appointted1
Edit distance from "appointed"

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 "appointed"?
"appointed" is spelled A-P-P-O-I-N-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈpɔɪntɪd/.
What does "appointed" mean?
As an adjective, "appointed" means: Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
What words are commonly confused with "appointed"?
"appointed" is commonly confused with "appointee", "appoint", "anointed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "appointed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appointed" is /əˈpɔɪntɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "appointed" come from?
"appointed" 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 "appointed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list