biased

Name: biased, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈbaɪəst/

//ˈbaɪəst// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“biased” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,167. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,167
frequency rank, English: 4,121
“B” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.

Corpus desk

Index EN-biased · biased · English

biased · rank #10,167 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

FREQ-MID #10,167
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 4,121
PHOTO-FINISH betrayed

Nearest frequency peer: betrayed (-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.

beams

89,837
behold

89,836
betrayed

89,835
biased

89,834
billionaire

89,833
brewing

89,831

What this shows “biased” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

biased vs blamed

67% similar

biased vs billed

67% similar

biased vs biases

83% similar

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

Key facts for biased
Property	Value
Headword	biased
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ˈbaɪəst/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#10,167
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	19
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “biased”

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).biasedlands here:

#10,167

#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 “betrayed” (#10,166), “billionaire” (#10,168), “behold” (#10,165). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “biased” is #10,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around biased (IPA /ˈbaɪəst/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,167 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for biased, with forms such as "baised", "bbiased", and "biaesd". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "blamed", "billed", "biases", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bias + -ed. The correct English form is biased, spelled B-I-A-S-E-D.

Definition

1
Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.
2
Having outcomes with unequal probabilities; weighted.
3
Angled at a slant.
4
On which an electrical bias is applied.
5
Exhibiting a systematic distortion of results due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation; skewed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

The newspaper gave a biased account of the incident.
Obviously I'm biased, but…

Etymology

From bias + -ed.

This word in other languages

sesgado(Español)partial(Français)parteiisch(Deutsch)tendencioso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

baised
bbiased
biaesd
biasde
biasedd
biassed
bisaed
ibased

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of biased - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "biased"

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 "biased"?

"biased" is spelled B-I-A-S-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbaɪəst/.

What does "biased" mean?

As an adjective, "biased" means: Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.

What words are commonly confused with "biased"?

"biased" is commonly confused with "blamed", "billed", "biases". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "biased"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "biased" is /ˈbaɪəst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "biased"?

From bias + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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