chamfered

adj

"chamfered" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“chamfered” is uncommon English (frequency #81,219 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,219
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Containing chamfers

Corpus desk

Index EN-chamfered · chamfered · English

chamfered · rank #81,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,219
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chardon

Nearest frequency peer: Chardon (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “chamfered”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “chamfered” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chamfered
PropertyValue
Headwordchamfered
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “chamfered” in English

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Chardon” (#81,220), “chainmail” (#81,217), “chateaubriand” (#81,221). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “chamfered” is #81,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chamfered is uncommon English at frequency #81,219 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Containing chamfers".

No misspelling variants are generated for chamfered in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is chamfered, spelled C-H-A-M-F-E-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Containing chamfers

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The building, in a plain Tudor Gothic style, has a central door in chamfered ashlar surround.

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 "chamfered"?
"chamfered" is spelled C-H-A-M-F-E-R-E-D.
What does "chamfered" mean?
As an adjective, "chamfered" means: Containing chamfers
What language does "chamfered" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list