deflated
/dɪˈfleɪtɪd/
"deflated" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“deflated” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,762. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,762
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Empty of all the air or gas that was or could be inside.
Corpus desk
Index EN-deflated · deflated · English
deflated · rank #32,762 · 12 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,762
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH decals
Nearest frequency peer: decals (-2 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 “deflated”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- dandelion
dandelion
67,244 corpus weight
- DDT
DDT
67,243 corpus weight
- deafness
deafness
67,242 corpus weight
- decals
decals
67,241 corpus weight
- deflated
deflated
67,239 corpus weight
- demonstrator
demonstrator
67,236 corpus weight
What this shows “deflated” 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 | deflated |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈfleɪtɪd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #32,762 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “deflated”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around deflated (IPA /dɪˈfleɪtɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,762 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for deflated, with forms such as "ddeflated", "defalted", and "defflated". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "delayed", "deleted", "dilated", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is deflated, spelled D-E-F-L-A-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Empty of all the air or gas that was or could be inside.
- 2Disappointed; depressed, especially after having been hopeful or in high spirits.
- 3Reduced or lowered.
- 4Adjusted downward to compensate for inflation.
- 5Suffering from deflation.
- 6Subsided or compressed downward.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how deflated appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
While, of course it is not advisable to run on a deflated tire, tests have been made which showed that this type of tire was not damaged after it was running several miles.
Except for turnings with a deflated rear tire as an outerside tire, difference in the performance is small between fixed control and manual control.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddeflated
- defalted
- defflated
- deflaetd
- deflatde
- deflatedd
- deflatted
- defllated
- defltaed
- delfated
- dfelated
- edflated
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deflated - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 "deflated", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).