discharged

Name: discharged, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/dɪsˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒd/

//dɪsˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒd// verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“discharged” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,197. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,197
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-discharged · discharged · English

discharged · rank #10,197 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #10,197
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH dispatch

Nearest frequency peer: dispatch (+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.

dice

89,807
diploma

89,806
discharged

89,804
dispatch

89,803
disputed

89,802
dots

89,801

What this shows “discharged” 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).

discharged vs discharge

90% similar

discharged vs discarded

80% similar

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

Key facts for discharged
Property	Value
Headword	discharged
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	/dɪsˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒd/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#10,197
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “discharged”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).dischargedlands here:

#10,197

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “dispatch” (#10,198), “diploma” (#10,195), “disputed” (#10,199). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “discharged” is #10,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around discharged (IPA /dɪsˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,197 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of discharge".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for discharged, with forms such as "ddischarged", "dicsharged", and "discahrged". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "discharge", "discarded", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is discharged, spelled D-I-S-C-H-A-R-G-E-D.

Definition

1
simple past and past participle of discharge

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddischarged
dicsharged
discahrged
disccharged
dischagred
discharegd
dischargde
dischargedd
dischargged
discharrged
dischharged
dischraged
dishcarged
disscharged
dsicharged
idscharged

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of discharged - 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.

Edit distance from "discharged"

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 "discharged"?

"discharged" is spelled D-I-S-C-H-A-R-G-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒd/.

What does "discharged" mean?

As a verb, "discharged" means: simple past and past participle of discharge

What words are commonly confused with "discharged"?

"discharged" is commonly confused with "discharge", "discarded". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "discharged"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "discharged" is /dɪsˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "discharged" come from?

"discharged" 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 "discharged", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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