browsed

/bɹaʊzd/

//bɹaʊzd// verb

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

The verdict

“browsed” is uncommon English (frequency #51,586 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,586
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of browse

Key facts for browsed
PropertyValue
Headwordbrowsed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bɹaʊzd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,586
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “browsed” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). browsed lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

browsed is uncommon English at frequency #51,586 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /bɹaʊzd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of browse".

No generated misspelling entries exist for browsed in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is browsed, spelled B-R-O-W-S-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of browse

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 "browsed"?
"browsed" is spelled B-R-O-W-S-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /bɹaʊzd/.
What does "browsed" mean?
As a verb, "browsed" means: simple past and past participle of browse
How do you pronounce "browsed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "browsed" is /bɹaʊzd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "browsed" come from?
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Using “browsed”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-R-O-W-S-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bɹaʊzd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list