deemed

/diːmd/

//diːmd// verb

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

The verdict

“deemed” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,210
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-deemed · deemed · English

deemed · rank #5,210 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,210
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dealer

Nearest frequency peer: dealer (-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 “deemed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “deemed” 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).

deemed vs deems
67% similar
deemed vs domed
67% similar
deemed vs denied
67% similar

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

Key facts for deemed
PropertyValue
Headworddeemed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/diːmd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,210
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “deemed”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).deemedlands 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 “dealer” (#5,209), “destiny” (#5,211), “customs” (#5,208). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “deemed” is #5,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around deemed (IPA /diːmd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,210 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of deem".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for deemed, with forms such as "ddeemed", "deeemd", and "deemde". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "deems", "domed", "denied", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 deemed, spelled D-E-E-M-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of deem

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeemed
  • deeemd
  • deemde
  • deemedd
  • deemmed
  • demed
  • demeed
  • edemed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddeemed1deeemd2deemde2deemedd1deemmed1demed1demeed2edemed2
Edit distance from "deemed"

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 "deemed"?
"deemed" is spelled D-E-E-M-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /diːmd/.
What does "deemed" mean?
As a verb, "deemed" means: simple past and past participle of deem
What words are commonly confused with "deemed"?
"deemed" is commonly confused with "deems", "domed", "denied". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deemed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deemed" is /diːmd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deemed" come from?
"deemed" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dealer#5,209ethics#5,217fights#5,220census#5,198

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

filling8 variantscamps8 variantsBucks8 variantsbeside8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list