defined
/dɪˈfʌɪnd/
"defined" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“defined” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,668
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a definition or value.
Corpus desk
Index EN-defined · defined · English
defined · rank #2,668 · 10 variants · 18 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,668
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH DC
Nearest frequency peer: DC (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “defined”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- crown
crown
97,336 corpus weight
- crying
crying
97,335 corpus weight
- DC
DC
97,334 corpus weight
- defined
defined
97,333 corpus weight
- depending
depending
97,332 corpus weight
- depression
depression
97,331 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “defined” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | defined |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈfʌɪnd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,668 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “defined” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around defined (IPA /dɪˈfʌɪnd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,668 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for defined, with forms such as "ddefined", "deffined", and "defiend". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "dined", "denied", "Devine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is defined, spelled D-E-F-I-N-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having a definition or value.
- 2Having extreme muscle separation as a result of low body fat.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddefined
- deffined
- defiend
- definde
- definedd
- definned
- defnied
- deifned
- dfeined
- edfined
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of defined - 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 "defined", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "defined". Here's where to go from here.
- "defined" maps to 18 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "dined". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,668 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.