despised

verb

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"despised" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“despised” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,773. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,773
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-despised · despised · English

despised · rank #21,773 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,773
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH deflection

Nearest frequency peer: deflection (-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 “despised”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “despised” 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).

despised vs despite
75% similar
despised vs devised
75% similar
despised vs destined
75% similar

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

Key facts for despised
PropertyValue
Headworddespised
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,773
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “despised”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).despisedlands 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 “deflection” (#21,772), “dialogues” (#21,774), “dares” (#21,771). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “despised” is #21,773. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around despised, averb. Corpus frequency is #21,773 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of despise".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for despised, with forms such as "ddespised", "depsised", and "desipsed". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "despite", "devised", "destined", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is despised, spelled D-E-S-P-I-S-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of despise

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how despised appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The little boy loved peas but despised spinach.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddespised
  • depsised
  • desipsed
  • despiesd
  • despisde
  • despisedd
  • despissed
  • desppised
  • despsied
  • desspised
  • dsepised
  • edspised

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of despised - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddespised1depsised2desipsed2despiesd2despisde2despisedd1despissed1desppised1
Edit distance from "despised"

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 "despised"?
"despised" is spelled D-E-S-P-I-S-E-D.
What does "despised" mean?
As a verb, "despised" means: simple past and past participle of despise
What words are commonly confused with "despised"?
"despised" is commonly confused with "despite", "devised", "destined". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "despised" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Djokovic#21,778drumming#21,780Drummond#21,781eighties#21,784

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

dialogues12 variantscrunchy12 variantscompetes12 variantsfruition12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list