contented

/kənˈtɛntɪd/

//kənˈtɛntɪd// verb

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

The verdict

“contented” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,378
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of content

Corpus desk

Index EN-contented · contented · English

contented · rank #30,378 · 14 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,378
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH confectionery

Nearest frequency peer: confectionery (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “contented”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “contented” 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).

contented vs contents
78% similar
contented vs continued
78% similar
contented vs converted
78% similar

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

Key facts for contented
PropertyValue
Headwordcontented
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kənˈtɛntɪd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,378
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “contented”

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).contentedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “confectionery” (#30,376), “Crabtree” (#30,380), “condor” (#30,375). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “contented” is #30,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around contented (IPA /kənˈtɛntɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,378 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of content".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for contented, with forms such as "ccontented", "cnotented", and "conetnted". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "contents", "continued", "converted", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is contented, spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of content

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontented
  • cnotented
  • conetnted
  • conntented
  • contenetd
  • contennted
  • contentde
  • contentedd
  • contentted
  • contetned
  • contneted
  • conttented
  • cotnented
  • ocntented

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contented - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccontented1cnotented2conetnted2conntented1contenetd2contennted1contentde2contentedd1
Edit distance from "contented"

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 "contented"?
"contented" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈtɛntɪd/.
What does "contented" mean?
As a verb, "contented" means: simple past and past participle of content
What words are commonly confused with "contented"?
"contented" is commonly confused with "contents", "continued", "converted". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contented"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contented" is /kənˈtɛntɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contented" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list