drowned

/dɹaʊnd/

//dɹaʊnd// verb

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"drowned" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“drowned” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,528
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-drowned · drowned · English

drowned · rank #10,528 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,528
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Doyle

Nearest frequency peer: Doyle (-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 “drowned”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “drowned” 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).

drowned vs drowns
71% similar
drowned vs drone
71% similar
drowned vs drown
71% similar

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

Key facts for drowned
PropertyValue
Headworddrowned
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɹaʊnd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,528
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “drowned”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).drownedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Doyle” (#10,527), “drying” (#10,529), “disappearance” (#10,526). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “drowned” is #10,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around drowned (IPA /dɹaʊnd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,528 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of drown".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for drowned, with forms such as "ddrowned", "dorwned", and "dronwed". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "drowns", "drone", "drown", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 drowned, spelled D-R-O-W-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of drown

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. She (was) drowned while trying to swim across the English Channel.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrowned
  • dorwned
  • dronwed
  • drowend
  • drownde
  • drownedd
  • drownned
  • drowwned
  • drrowned
  • drwoned
  • rdowned

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddrowned1dorwned2dronwed2drowend2drownde2drownedd1drownned1drowwned1
Edit distance from "drowned"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

dwelling11 variantsbudgets11 variantsjealousy11 variantsAmericas11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list