dedicated
/ˈdɛdɪkeɪtəd/
"dedicated" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dedicated” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,573. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,573
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Devoted; loyal; conscientious.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dedicated · dedicated · English
dedicated · rank #2,573 · 13 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,573
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH decades
Nearest frequency peer: decades (-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 “dedicated”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Brazil
Brazil
97,431 corpus weight
- conducted
conducted
97,430 corpus weight
- decades
decades
97,429 corpus weight
- dedicated
dedicated
97,428 corpus weight
- definition
definition
97,427 corpus weight
- drawing
drawing
97,426 corpus weight
What this shows “dedicated” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | dedicated |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdɛdɪkeɪtəd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #2,573 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dedicated”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around dedicated (IPA /ˈdɛdɪkeɪtəd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,573 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for dedicated, with forms such as "ddedicated", "ddeicated", and "dedciated". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "delicate", "depicted", "dedicate", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is dedicated, spelled D-E-D-I-C-A-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Devoted; loyal; conscientious.
- 2Used or intended for a particular purpose
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dedicated appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddedicated
- ddeicated
- dedciated
- deddicated
- dediacted
- dedicaetd
- dedicatde
- dedicatedd
- dedicatted
- dediccated
- dedictaed
- deidcated
- eddicated
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dedicated - 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dedicated", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).