borrowed

/ˈbɒɹəʊd/

//ˈbɒɹəʊd// adj

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"borrowed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“borrowed” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,123. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,123
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having been borrowed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-borrowed · borrowed · English

borrowed · rank #8,123 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,123
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH batch

Nearest frequency peer: batch (-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 “borrowed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “borrowed” 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).

borrowed vs borrower
88% similar
borrowed vs borrow
75% similar

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

Key facts for borrowed
PropertyValue
Headwordborrowed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈbɒɹəʊd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,123
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “borrowed”

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).borrowedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “batch” (#8,122), “Carson” (#8,124), “bake” (#8,121). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “borrowed” is #8,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around borrowed (IPA /ˈbɒɹəʊd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,123 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Having been borrowed.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for borrowed, with forms such as "bborrowed", "bororwed", and "borowed". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "borrower", "borrow", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is borrowed, spelled B-O-R-R-O-W-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having been borrowed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bborrowed
  • bororwed
  • borowed
  • borroewd
  • borrowde
  • borrowedd
  • borrowwed
  • borrwoed
  • brorowed
  • obrrowed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bborrowed1bororwed2borowed1borroewd2borrowde2borrowedd1borrowwed1borrwoed2
Edit distance from "borrowed"

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 "borrowed"?
"borrowed" is spelled B-O-R-R-O-W-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɒɹəʊd/.
What does "borrowed" mean?
As an adjective, "borrowed" means: Having been borrowed.
What words are commonly confused with "borrowed"?
"borrowed" is commonly confused with "borrower", "borrow". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "borrowed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "borrowed" is /ˈbɒɹəʊd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "borrowed" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clicking#8,129ambition#8,116damaging#8,136exterior#8,143

Similar misspelling depth

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

catalog10 variantsglance10 variantsimmunity10 variantsreceipt10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list