detected
/dɪˈtɛktɪd/
"detected" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“detected” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,460. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,460
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having been noticed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-detected · detected · English
detected · rank #6,460 · 12 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,460
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH demonstration
Nearest frequency peer: demonstration (-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 “detected”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- demo
demo
93,544 corpus weight
- demon
demon
93,543 corpus weight
- demonstrati…
demonstration
93,542 corpus weight
- detected
detected
93,541 corpus weight
- detection
detection
93,540 corpus weight
- doll
doll
93,539 corpus weight
What this shows “detected” 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 | detected |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈtɛktɪd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,460 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “detected”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around detected (IPA /dɪˈtɛktɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,460 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Having been noticed.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for detected, with forms such as "ddetected", "deetcted", and "detceted". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "directed", "detector", "detect", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is detected, spelled D-E-T-E-C-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having been noticed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how detected appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The detected submarine was tracked by sonar, it was easy once they knew where to look.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddetected
- deetcted
- detceted
- deteccted
- detecetd
- detectde
- detectedd
- detectted
- detetced
- dettected
- dteected
- edtected
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of detected - 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 "detected", 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).