charmed

/tʃɑːmd/

//tʃɑːmd// adj

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

The verdict

“charmed” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,878
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Under a magic spell (cast by a charm); bewitched.

Corpus desk

Index EN-charmed · charmed · English

charmed · rank #20,878 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,878
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Charlton

Nearest frequency peer: Charlton (-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 “charmed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “charmed” 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).

charmed vs chased
71% similar
charmed vs charms
71% similar
charmed vs chimed
71% similar

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

Key facts for charmed
PropertyValue
Headwordcharmed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/tʃɑːmd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,878
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “charmed”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).charmedlands 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 “Charlton” (#20,877), “Charlottesville” (#20,876), “chemo” (#20,880). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “charmed” is #20,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around charmed (IPA /tʃɑːmd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,878 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for charmed, with forms such as "cahrmed", "ccharmed", and "chamred". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "chased", "charms", "chimed", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is charmed, spelled C-H-A-R-M-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Under a magic spell (cast by a charm); bewitched.
  2. 2
    Having great good fortune, as though magically wrought.
  3. 3
    Impressed by the pleasantness of something.
  4. 4
    Of a particle: having nonzero charm.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Draw forth thy ſword, thou mightie man at armes, Intending but to raiſe my charmed ſkin: And Ioue himſelfe will ſtretch his hand from heauen, To ward the blow, and ſhield me ſafe from harme, […]
  2. ‘That animal has a charmed life,’ he said; ‘but you can say this only of brutes in this country. No man - you apprehend me? - no man here bears a charmed life.’

This word in other languages

encantado(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahrmed
  • ccharmed
  • chamred
  • charemd
  • charmde
  • charmedd
  • charmmed
  • charrmed
  • chharmed
  • chramed
  • hcarmed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahrmed2ccharmed1chamred2charemd2charmde2charmedd1charmmed1charrmed1
Edit distance from "charmed"

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 "charmed"?
"charmed" is spelled C-H-A-R-M-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /tʃɑːmd/.
What does "charmed" mean?
As an adjective, "charmed" means: Under a magic spell (cast by a charm); bewitched.
What words are commonly confused with "charmed"?
"charmed" is commonly confused with "chased", "charms", "chimed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "charmed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charmed" is /tʃɑːmd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charmed" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chipped#20,881Cecilia#20,873commend#20,887Crimean#20,891

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list