congested

adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

"congested" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“congested” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,216. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,216
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - overcrowded

Corpus desk

Index EN-congested · congested · English

congested · rank #23,216 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,216
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH condone

Nearest frequency peer: condone (-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 “congested”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “congested” 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).

congested vs connected
78% similar
congested vs converted
78% similar
congested vs consisted
78% similar

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

Key facts for congested
PropertyValue
Headwordcongested
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,216
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “congested”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).congestedlands 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 “condone” (#23,215), “concordia” (#23,214), “conceivable” (#23,213). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “congested” is #23,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around congested, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,216 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "overcrowded".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for congested, with forms such as "ccongested", "cnogested", and "cognested". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "connected", "converted", "consisted", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is congested, spelled C-O-N-G-E-S-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    overcrowded

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. congested metro
  2. congested roads

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccongested
  • cnogested
  • cognested
  • conegsted
  • congesetd
  • congessted
  • congestde
  • congestedd
  • congestted
  • congetsed
  • conggested
  • congseted
  • conngested
  • ocngested

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccongested1cnogested2cognested2conegsted2congesetd2congessted1congestde2congestedd1
Edit distance from "congested"

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 "congested"?
"congested" is spelled C-O-N-G-E-S-T-E-D.
What does "congested" mean?
As an adjective, "congested" means: overcrowded
What words are commonly confused with "congested"?
"congested" is commonly confused with "connected", "converted", "consisted". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "congested" come from?
"congested" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

concordia#23,214clutching#23,208cranberry#23,225clergyman#23,205

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

contiguous14 variantsdisgraced14 variantsgreyhound14 variantstampering14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list