considered
/kənˈsɪdɚd/
"considered" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“considered” is in the everyday core of English, ranked #864 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #864
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of consider
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 | considered |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kənˈsɪdɚd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #864 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “considered” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for considered is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kənˈsɪdɚd/. Corpus data places it at rank #864 in overall English word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "simple past and past participle of consider".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for considered, with forms such as "cconsidered", "cnosidered", and "conisdered". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "considers", "consider", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is considered, spelled C-O-N-S-I-D-E-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1simple past and past participle of consider
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconsidered,cnosidered,conisdered,connsidered,consdiered,considdered,consideerd,considerde,consideredd,considerred,considreed,consiedred,conssidered,cosnidered,ocnsidered
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of considered - 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 “considered”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-S-I-D-E-R-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kənˈsɪdɚd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “considers” - see the side-by-side comparison. considered vs considers
- 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.