chilled
/t͡ʃɪld/
"chilled" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chilled” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #15,125 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #15,125
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cooled.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chilled |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /t͡ʃɪld/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #15,125 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chilled” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for chilled is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /t͡ʃɪld/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,125 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chilled, with forms such as "cchilled", "chhilled", and "chiled". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "chilly", "chills", "chilli", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English chilled, chylled, equivalent to chill + -ed. The correct English form is chilled, spelled C-H-I-L-L-E-D.
Definition
- 1Cooled.
- 2Having chills, filled with an uncomfortable sense of fear, dread, or alarm.
- 3Chilled out; relaxed.
Etymology
From Middle English chilled, chylled, equivalent to chill + -ed.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cchilled,chhilled,chiled,chileld,chillde,chilledd,chliled,cihlled,hcilled
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chilled - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “chilled”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-I-L-L-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /t͡ʃɪld/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “chilly” - see the side-by-side comparison. chilled vs chilly
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.