chimed

/t͡ʃaɪmd/

//t͡ʃaɪmd// verb

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"chimed" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“chimed” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,116
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-chimed · chimed · English

chimed · rank #44,116 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,116
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cilia

Nearest frequency peer: cilia (+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 “chimed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chimed” 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).

chimed vs crime
67% similar
chimed vs cited
67% similar
chimed vs cried
67% similar

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

Key facts for chimed
PropertyValue
Headwordchimed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/t͡ʃaɪmd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,116
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “chimed”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “cilia” (#44,117), “Chantilly” (#44,114), “cinch” (#44,118). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “chimed” is #44,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around chimed (IPA /t͡ʃaɪmd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,116 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of chime".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chimed, with forms such as "cchimed", "chhimed", and "chiemd". 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, "crime", "cited", "cried", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 chimed, spelled C-H-I-M-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of chime

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchimed
  • chhimed
  • chiemd
  • chimde
  • chimedd
  • chimmed
  • chmied
  • cihmed
  • hcimed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chimed - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchimed1chhimed1chiemd2chimde2chimedd1chimmed1chmied2cihmed2
Edit distance from "chimed"

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 "chimed"?
"chimed" is spelled C-H-I-M-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /t͡ʃaɪmd/.
What does "chimed" mean?
As a verb, "chimed" means: simple past and past participle of chime
What words are commonly confused with "chimed"?
"chimed" is commonly confused with "crime", "cited", "cried". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chimed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chimed" is /t͡ʃaɪmd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chimed" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list