captured

/ˈkæp.ʃɚd/

//ˈkæp.ʃɚd// adj

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

The verdict

“captured” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,353. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,353
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That has been captured.

Corpus desk

Index EN-captured · captured · English

captured · rank #3,353 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,353
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH bath

Nearest frequency peer: bath (-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 “captured”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “captured” 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).

captured vs catered
75% similar
captured vs cultured
75% similar
captured vs capture
88% similar

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

Key facts for captured
PropertyValue
Headwordcaptured
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkæp.ʃɚd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,353
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “captured”

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).capturedlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “bath” (#3,352), “chase” (#3,354), “badly” (#3,351). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “captured” is #3,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around captured (IPA /ˈkæp.ʃɚd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,353 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "That has been captured.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for captured, with forms such as "acptured", "capptured", and "captrued". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "catered", "cultured", "capture", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is captured, spelled C-A-P-T-U-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    That has been captured.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acptured
  • capptured
  • captrued
  • capttured
  • captuerd
  • capturde
  • capturedd
  • capturred
  • caputred
  • catpured
  • ccaptured
  • cpatured

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of captured - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acptured2capptured1captrued2capttured1captuerd2capturde2capturedd1capturred1
Edit distance from "captured"

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 "captured"?
"captured" is spelled C-A-P-T-U-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæp.ʃɚd/.
What does "captured" mean?
As an adjective, "captured" means: That has been captured.
What words are commonly confused with "captured"?
"captured" is commonly confused with "catered", "cultured", "capture". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "captured"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "captured" is /ˈkæp.ʃɚd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "captured" come from?
"captured" 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 "captured", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

concrete#3,356exposure#3,361featured#3,362horrible#3,368

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

guarantee12 variantsproducer12 variantsmystery12 variantsmistakes12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list