dismayed

adj

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

The verdict

“dismayed” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,400. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,400
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having the emotion of dismay.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dismayed · dismayed · English

dismayed · rank #30,400 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,400
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH disinformation

Nearest frequency peer: disinformation (-2 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 “dismayed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dismayed” 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).

dismayed vs displayed
78% similar
dismayed vs dismay
75% similar
dismayed vs diseased
75% similar

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

Key facts for dismayed
PropertyValue
Headworddismayed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,400
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dismayed”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “disinformation” (#30,398), “Dolby” (#30,402), “disarray” (#30,397). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dismayed” is #30,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around dismayed, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,400 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Having the emotion of dismay.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dismayed, with forms such as "ddismayed", "dimsayed", and "disamyed". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "displayed", "dismay", "diseased", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is dismayed, spelled D-I-S-M-A-Y-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having the emotion of dismay.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He was dismayed to find his car had gone.

This word in other languages

compungido(Español)consterné(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddismayed
  • dimsayed
  • disamyed
  • dismaeyd
  • dismayde
  • dismayedd
  • dismayyed
  • dismmayed
  • dismyaed
  • dissmayed
  • dsimayed
  • idsmayed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddismayed1dimsayed2disamyed2dismaeyd2dismayde2dismayedd1dismayyed1dismmayed1
Edit distance from "dismayed"

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 "dismayed"?
"dismayed" is spelled D-I-S-M-A-Y-E-D.
What does "dismayed" mean?
As an adjective, "dismayed" means: Having the emotion of dismay.
What words are commonly confused with "dismayed"?
"dismayed" is commonly confused with "displayed", "dismay", "diseased". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "dismayed" come from?
"dismayed" 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 "dismayed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

disarray#30,397delirium#30,391fetching#30,418Crabtree#30,380

Similar misspelling depth

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

firework12 variantscomplies12 variantscommenter12 variantsfreedman12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list