denounced

/dɪˈnaʊnst/

//dɪˈnaʊnst// verb

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"denounced" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“denounced” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,599. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,599
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-denounced · denounced · English

denounced · rank #15,599 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,599
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dangerously

Nearest frequency peer: dangerously (-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 “denounced”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “denounced” 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).

denounced vs denounce
89% similar

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

Key facts for denounced
PropertyValue
Headworddenounced
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɪˈnaʊnst/
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,599
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “denounced”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).denouncedlands 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 “dangerously” (#15,598), “Dillon” (#15,600), “Dane” (#15,597). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “denounced” is #15,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around denounced (IPA /dɪˈnaʊnst/), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,599 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of denounce".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for denounced, with forms such as "ddenounced", "dennounced", and "denonuced". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "denounce", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is denounced, spelled D-E-N-O-U-N-C-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of denounce

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddenounced
  • dennounced
  • denonuced
  • denoucned
  • denouncced
  • denouncde
  • denouncedd
  • denounecd
  • denounnced
  • denuonced
  • deonunced
  • dneounced
  • ednounced

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddenounced1dennounced1denonuced2denoucned2denouncced1denouncde2denouncedd1denounecd2
Edit distance from "denounced"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list