entitled

/ɪnˈtaɪtl̩d/

//ɪnˈtaɪtl̩d// adj

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

The verdict

“entitled” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,943. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,943
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a title.

Corpus desk

Index EN-entitled · entitled · English

entitled · rank #2,943 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,943
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH detailed

Nearest frequency peer: detailed (-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 “entitled”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “entitled” 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).

entitled vs enticed
75% similar
entitled vs entitle
88% similar
entitled vs entailed
75% similar

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

Key facts for entitled
PropertyValue
Headwordentitled
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪnˈtaɪtl̩d/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,943
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “entitled”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “detailed” (#2,942), “exact” (#2,944), “democracy” (#2,941). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “entitled” is #2,943. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around entitled (IPA /ɪnˈtaɪtl̩d/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,943 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for entitled, with forms such as "enittled", "enntitled", and "entilted". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "enticed", "entitle", "entailed", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is entitled, spelled E-N-T-I-T-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a title.
  2. 2
    Having a legal or moral right or claim to something.
  3. 3
    Convinced of one's own righteousness (self-righteousness) or the justifiability of one's actions or status, especially wrongly so; demanding and pretentious.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Her book is entitled 'My Autobiography'.
  2. As a natural-born citizen I am entitled to run for president.

Synonyms

authorizedempowered

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enittled
  • enntitled
  • entilted
  • entiteld
  • entitlde
  • entitledd
  • entitlled
  • entittled
  • enttiled
  • enttitled
  • etnitled
  • netitled

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enittled2enntitled1entilted2entiteld2entitlde2entitledd1entitlled1entittled1
Edit distance from "entitled"

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 "entitled"?
"entitled" is spelled E-N-T-I-T-L-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈtaɪtl̩d/.
What does "entitled" mean?
As an adjective, "entitled" means: Having a title.
What words are commonly confused with "entitled"?
"entitled" is commonly confused with "enticed", "entitle", "entailed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entitled"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entitled" is /ɪnˈtaɪtl̩d/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entitled" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

detailed#2,942clinical#2,932purposes#2,962suffered#2,919

Similar misspelling depth

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

commander12 variantsvaluable12 variantsdocument12 variantsHollywood12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list