contained
/kənˈteɪnd/
"contained" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“contained” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,286 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,286
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Restricted in space.
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 | contained |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kənˈteɪnd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #3,286 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contained” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for contained is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kənˈteɪnd/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,286 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Restricted in space.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for contained, with forms such as "ccontained", "cnotained", and "conatined". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "contains", "continued", "container", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is contained, spelled C-O-N-T-A-I-N-E-D.
Definition
- 1Restricted in space.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccontained,cnotained,conatined,conntained,contaiend,containde,containedd,containned,contanied,contianed,conttained,cotnained,ocntained
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contained - 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 “contained”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-T-A-I-N-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kənˈteɪnd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “contains” - see the side-by-side comparison. contained vs contains
- 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.