avoided

/əˈvɔɪdɪd/

//əˈvɔɪdɪd// verb

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

The verdict

“avoided” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,331. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,331
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-avoided · avoided · English

avoided · rank #6,331 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,331
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Austria

Nearest frequency peer: Austria (-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 “avoided”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “avoided” 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).

avoided vs avoids
71% similar
avoided vs avowed
71% similar
avoided vs avoid
71% similar

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

Key facts for avoided
PropertyValue
Headwordavoided
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈvɔɪdɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,331
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “avoided”

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).avoidedlands 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 “Austria” (#6,330), “avoiding” (#6,332), “assured” (#6,329). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “avoided” is #6,331. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around avoided (IPA /əˈvɔɪdɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,331 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of avoid".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for avoided, with forms such as "aovided", "avioded", and "avodied". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "avoids", "avowed", "avoid", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 avoided, spelled A-V-O-I-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of avoid

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aovided
  • avioded
  • avodied
  • avoidde
  • avoidded
  • avoidedd
  • avoiedd
  • avvoided
  • vaoided

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aovided2avioded2avodied2avoidde2avoidded1avoidedd1avoiedd2avvoided1
Edit distance from "avoided"

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

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

Same letter count

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

Austria#6,330assured#6,329blanket#6,336viewing#6,313

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

basket9 variantsbrains9 variantsbucket9 variantsburger9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list