fascinated

/ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd/

//ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd// verb

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"fascinated" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fascinated” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,975. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,975
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-fascinated · fascinated · English

fascinated · rank #12,975 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,975
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fargo

Nearest frequency peer: Fargo (-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 “fascinated”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fascinated” 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
Key facts for fascinated
PropertyValue
Headwordfascinated
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd/
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,975
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fascinated”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Fargo” (#12,974), “famed” (#12,973), “fetus” (#12,977). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fascinated” is #12,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around fascinated (IPA /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,975 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of fascinate".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for fascinated, with forms such as "afscinated", "facsinated", and "fasccinated". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 fascinated, spelled F-A-S-C-I-N-A-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of fascinate

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afscinated
  • facsinated
  • fasccinated
  • fascianted
  • fascinaetd
  • fascinatde
  • fascinatedd
  • fascinatted
  • fascinnated
  • fascintaed
  • fascniated
  • fasicnated
  • fasscinated
  • ffascinated
  • fsacinated

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

afscinated2facsinated2fasccinated1fascianted2fascinaetd2fascinatde2fascinatedd1fascinatted1
Edit distance from "fascinated"

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 "fascinated"?
"fascinated" is spelled F-A-S-C-I-N-A-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd/.
What does "fascinated" mean?
As a verb, "fascinated" means: simple past and past participle of fascinate
What are common misspellings of "fascinated"?
Common misspellings include "afscinated", "facsinated", "fasccinated", "fascianted", "fascinaetd". The correct spelling is "fascinated".
How do you pronounce "fascinated"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fascinated" is /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fascinated" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fascinated", 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 (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list