clichéd
"cliched" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clichéd” is uncommon English (frequency #54,694 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,694
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cliched · clichéd · English
clichéd · rank #54,694 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,694
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH classicism
Nearest frequency peer: classicism (-2 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 “clichéd”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Cirencester
Cirencester
45,311 corpus weight
- clammy
clammy
45,310 corpus weight
- classicism
classicism
45,309 corpus weight
- clichéd
clichéd
45,307 corpus weight
- CLR
CLR
45,305 corpus weight
- Clydesdale
Clydesdale
45,304 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “clichéd” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clichéd |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #54,694 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “clichéd” in English
Rare enough to double-check
clichéd is uncommon English at frequency #54,694 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for clichéd, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cliché + -ed. The correct English form is clichéd, spelled C-L-I-C-H-É-D.
Definition
- 1Repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how clichéd appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
While most of these small, family-owned eateries were mired in drab décor and had clichéd names like Golden Wok or China Gate, they made up for the kitsch with inexpensive prices.
Etymology
From cliché + -ed.
This word in other languages
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).