corded

adj

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"corded" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“corded” is uncommon English (frequency #58,612 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,612
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fitted with a cord.

Corpus desk

Index EN-corded · corded · English

corded · rank #58,612 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,612
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cosplayer

Nearest frequency peer: cosplayer (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “corded”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “corded” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for corded
PropertyValue
Headwordcorded
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,612
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “corded” in English

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).cordedfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “cosplayer” (#58,614), “Columba” (#58,609), “Coulthard” (#58,615). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “corded” is #58,612. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corded is uncommon English at frequency #58,612 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for corded, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cord + -ed. The correct English form is corded, spelled C-O-R-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fitted with a cord.
  2. 2
    Having the appearance of cords or furrows.
  3. 3
    Wound about with a cord or cords of a specified tincture.
  4. 4
    Of wood: piled in cords.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. the hard, corded upper arms of a bodybuilder
  2. CORDED : Bound round with cord, - as, a Bale gules, corded or.

Etymology

From cord + -ed.

Synonyms

wired

Antonyms

cordless

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 "corded"?
"corded" is spelled C-O-R-D-E-D.
What does "corded" mean?
As an adjective, "corded" means: Fitted with a cord.
What is the origin of the word "corded"?
From cord + -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 "corded", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list