crowned

/kɹaʊnd/

//kɹaʊnd// adj

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"crowned" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“crowned” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,028. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,028
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wearing a crown.

Corpus desk

Index EN-crowned · crowned · English

crowned · rank #12,028 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,028
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH crest

Nearest frequency peer: crest (-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 “crowned”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crowned” 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).

crowned vs crowns
71% similar
crowned vs crowd
71% similar
crowned vs crown
71% similar

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

Key facts for crowned
PropertyValue
Headwordcrowned
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kɹaʊnd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,028
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “crowned”

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).crownedlands 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 “crest” (#12,027), “Cynthia” (#12,029), “crafted” (#12,026). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crowned” is #12,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around crowned (IPA /kɹaʊnd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,028 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for crowned, with forms such as "ccrowned", "corwned", and "cronwed". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "crowns", "crowd", "crown", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English coronede, crouned, crowned, crownyd, equivalent to crown + -ed. Piecewise doublet of coronaed. The correct English form is crowned, spelled C-R-O-W-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wearing a crown.
  2. 2
    Having a particular crown (top part of the head)
  3. 3
    Great, supreme; completed; excessive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Put case, he saith, all other medicines faile, by the helpe of God this alone will doe it, and tis a crowned medicine which must be kept in secret
  2. After having cloy'd his puny stomach, he sneaks away privily, in a Stage-Coach, to his house in the Country; there he murders the Vertuous Womb of his Dear Lady, and darts into the Royal Arch, his contagious, loathsome Sperm, which is innocently receiv'd, and hugg'd in the crown'd Act of Conception.

Etymology

From Middle English coronede, crouned, crowned, crownyd, equivalent to crown + -ed. Piecewise doublet of coronaed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrowned
  • corwned
  • cronwed
  • crowend
  • crownde
  • crownedd
  • crownned
  • crowwned
  • crrowned
  • crwoned
  • rcowned

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccrowned1corwned2cronwed2crowend2crownde2crownedd1crownned1crowwned1
Edit distance from "crowned"

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 "crowned"?
"crowned" is spelled C-R-O-W-N-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /kɹaʊnd/.
What does "crowned" mean?
As an adjective, "crowned" means: Wearing a crown.
What words are commonly confused with "crowned"?
"crowned" is commonly confused with "crowns", "crowd", "crown". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crowned"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crowned" is /kɹaʊnd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "crowned"?
From Middle English coronede, crouned, crowned, crownyd, equivalent to crown + -ed. Piecewise doublet of coronaed. 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 "crowned", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cynthia#12,029crafted#12,026caliber#12,016buzzing#12,015

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list