chested

/ˈtʃɛst.ɪd/

//ˈtʃɛst.ɪd// verb

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

The verdict

“chested” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,376. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,376
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of chest

Corpus desk

Index EN-chested · chested · English

chested · rank #37,376 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,376
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH centipede

Nearest frequency peer: centipede (-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 “chested”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chested” 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).

chested vs chewed
71% similar
chested vs chests
71% similar
chested vs created
71% similar

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

Key facts for chested
PropertyValue
Headwordchested
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈtʃɛst.ɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,376
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “chested”

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).chestedlands 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 “centipede” (#37,375), “chiffon” (#37,377), “centaur” (#37,374). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “chested” is #37,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chested (IPA /ˈtʃɛst.ɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,376 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of chest".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chested, with forms such as "cchested", "cehsted", and "chesetd". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "chewed", "chests", "created", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From chest + -ed. The correct English form is chested, spelled C-H-E-S-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of chest

Etymology

From chest + -ed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchested
  • cehsted
  • chesetd
  • chessted
  • chestde
  • chestedd
  • chestted
  • chetsed
  • chhested
  • chseted
  • hcested

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchested1cehsted2chesetd2chessted1chestde2chestedd1chestted1chetsed2
Edit distance from "chested"

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 "chested"?
"chested" is spelled C-H-E-S-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtʃɛst.ɪd/.
What does "chested" mean?
As a verb, "chested" means: simple past and past participle of chest
What words are commonly confused with "chested"?
"chested" is commonly confused with "chewed", "chests", "created". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chested"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chested" is /ˈtʃɛst.ɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "chested"?
From chest + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

chiffon#37,377centaur#37,374coaxial#37,385Corsica#37,399

Similar misspelling depth

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

callback11 variantsCoronado11 variantscrossbar11 variantsdawning11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list