caged

adj

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"caged" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“caged” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,707. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,707
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Confined in a cage.

Corpus desk

Index EN-caged · caged · English

caged · rank #26,707 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,707
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH broadening

Nearest frequency peer: broadening (-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 “caged”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caged” 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).

caged vs care
60% similar
caged vs case
60% similar
caged vs came
60% similar

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

Key facts for caged
PropertyValue
Headwordcaged
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,707
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “caged”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).cagedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “broadening” (#26,706), “brim” (#26,705), “calligraphy” (#26,709). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “caged” is #26,707. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around caged, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,707 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for caged, with forms such as "acged", "caegd", and "cagde". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "care", "case", "came", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is caged, spelled C-A-G-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Confined in a cage.
  2. 2
    Produced by birds confined in cages; not free-range.
  3. 3
    Resembling a cage.
  4. 4
    Jailed, imprisoned, incarcerated.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Two thirds of the class decided that free-range eggs had more taste and flavour than caged eggs and one third liked the taste of caged eggs more than free range.
  2. It is lighter to handle and more manoeuvrable, and its three caged sides with web straps on the fourth prevent movement of the contents.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acged
  • caegd
  • cagde
  • cagedd
  • cagged
  • ccaged
  • cgaed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acged2caegd2cagde2cagedd1cagged1ccaged1cgaed2
Edit distance from "caged"

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 "caged"?
"caged" is spelled C-A-G-E-D.
What does "caged" mean?
As an adjective, "caged" means: Confined in a cage.
What words are commonly confused with "caged"?
"caged" is commonly confused with "care", "case", "came". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "caged" come from?
"caged" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

brill#26,704Capri#26,710Ascot#26,686Coney#26,730

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

alleys7 variantsVirgo7 variantsunify7 variantsDuval7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list