deformed
/dɪˈfɔːmd/
"deformed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“deformed” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,055. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,055
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unusual of shape; misshapen.
Corpus desk
Index EN-deformed · deformed · English
deformed · rank #22,055 · 12 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #22,055
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH defiant
Nearest frequency peer: defiant (-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 “deformed”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- cutoff
cutoff
77,949 corpus weight
- debacle
debacle
77,948 corpus weight
- defiant
defiant
77,947 corpus weight
- deformed
deformed
77,946 corpus weight
- detain
detain
77,945 corpus weight
- diagnostics
diagnostics
77,944 corpus weight
What this shows “deformed” 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 | deformed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈfɔːmd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #22,055 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “deformed”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around deformed (IPA /dɪˈfɔːmd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,055 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Unusual of shape; misshapen.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for deformed, with forms such as "ddeformed", "defformed", and "defomred". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "deferred", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is deformed, spelled D-E-F-O-R-M-E-D.
Definition
- 1Unusual of shape; misshapen.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how deformed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Most foreland fold and thrust belts are linear or arcuate belts of folds and thrust faults that form a marginal part of an orogenic belt between an undeformed craton and a more intensely deformed inner zone.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddeformed
- defformed
- defomred
- deforemd
- deformde
- deformedd
- deformmed
- deforrmed
- defromed
- deofrmed
- dfeormed
- edformed
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deformed - 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 "deformed", 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).