compromised

adj

"compromised" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“compromised” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,863
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That has been exposed to danger, risk, or discredit.

Corpus desk

Index EN-compromised · compromised · English

compromised · rank #9,863 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,863
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH compensate

Nearest frequency peer: compensate (-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 “compromised”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “compromised” 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).

compromised vs comprised
82% similar
compromised vs compromise
91% similar

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

Key facts for compromised
PropertyValue
Headwordcompromised
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#9,863
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “compromised”

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).compromisedlands 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 “compensate” (#9,862), “constructive” (#9,864), “commenced” (#9,861). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “compromised” is #9,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around compromised, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,863 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "That has been exposed to danger, risk, or discredit.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for compromised, with forms such as "ccompromised", "cmopromised", and "commpromised". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "comprised", "compromise", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From compromise + -ed. The correct English form is compromised, spelled C-O-M-P-R-O-M-I-S-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    That has been exposed to danger, risk, or discredit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. For our purposes, it is sufficient to note that dysregulation of desquamatory protease activity in the SC is often involved in conditions of compromised skin barrier.

Etymology

From compromise + -ed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompromised
  • cmopromised
  • commpromised
  • compormised
  • comppromised
  • comprmoised
  • comproimsed
  • compromiesd
  • compromisde
  • compromisedd
  • compromissed
  • comprommised
  • compromsied
  • comprromised
  • comrpomised
  • copmromised
  • ocmpromised

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccompromised1cmopromised2commpromised1compormised2comppromised1comprmoised2comproimsed2compromiesd2
Edit distance from "compromised"

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 "compromised"?
"compromised" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-O-M-I-S-E-D.
What does "compromised" mean?
As an adjective, "compromised" means: That has been exposed to danger, risk, or discredit.
What words are commonly confused with "compromised"?
"compromised" is commonly confused with "comprised", "compromise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "compromised"?
From compromise + -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 "compromised", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list