boasted

/ˈboʊstɪd/

//ˈboʊstɪd// verb

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

The verdict

“boasted” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,733. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,733
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-boasted · boasted · English

boasted · rank #21,733 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,733
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bloomington

Nearest frequency peer: Bloomington (-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 “boasted”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “boasted” 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).

boasted vs busted
71% similar
boasted vs bolted
71% similar
boasted vs booted
71% similar

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

Key facts for boasted
PropertyValue
Headwordboasted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈboʊstɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,733
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “boasted”

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).boastedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Bloomington” (#21,732), “Bellevue” (#21,731), “beheaded” (#21,730). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “boasted” is #21,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around boasted (IPA /ˈboʊstɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,733 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of boast".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for boasted, with forms such as "baosted", "bboasted", and "boasetd". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "busted", "bolted", "booted", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is boasted, spelled B-O-A-S-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of boast

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • baosted
  • bboasted
  • boasetd
  • boassted
  • boastde
  • boastedd
  • boastted
  • boatsed
  • bosated
  • obasted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

baosted2bboasted1boasetd2boassted1boastde2boastedd1boastted1boatsed2
Edit distance from "boasted"

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

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

Same letter count

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

cripple#21,765crunchy#21,767envious#21,788Federer#21,796

Similar misspelling depth

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

cyborg10 variantserroneous10 variantsGranada10 variantsroofing10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list