deceived

/dɪˈsiːvd/

//dɪˈsiːvd// verb

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"deceived" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“deceived” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,341. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,341
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-deceived · deceived · English

deceived · rank #17,341 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,341
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH debuts

Nearest frequency peer: debuts (-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 “deceived”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “deceived” 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).

deceived vs decided
75% similar
deceived vs derived
75% similar
deceived vs declined
75% similar

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

Key facts for deceived
PropertyValue
Headworddeceived
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɪˈsiːvd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,341
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “deceived”

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).deceivedlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “debuts” (#17,340), “delaying” (#17,342), “deacon” (#17,339). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “deceived” is #17,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around deceived (IPA /dɪˈsiːvd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,341 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of deceive".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for deceived, with forms such as "dceeived", "ddeceived", and "decceived". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "decided", "derived", "declined", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is deceived, spelled D-E-C-E-I-V-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of deceive

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceeived
  • ddeceived
  • decceived
  • deceievd
  • deceivde
  • deceivedd
  • deceivved
  • decevied
  • decieved
  • deecived
  • edceived

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dceeived2ddeceived1decceived1deceievd2deceivde2deceivedd1deceivved1decevied2
Edit distance from "deceived"

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 "deceived"?
"deceived" is spelled D-E-C-E-I-V-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈsiːvd/.
What does "deceived" mean?
As a verb, "deceived" means: simple past and past participle of deceive
What words are commonly confused with "deceived"?
"deceived" is commonly confused with "decided", "derived", "declined". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deceived"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deceived" is /dɪˈsiːvd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deceived" come from?
"deceived" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

delaying#17,342dazzling#17,337dictated#17,346Dortmund#17,350

Similar misspelling depth

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

classify11 variantsBurnley11 variantsBritney11 variantsBartlett11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list