featured

/ˈfiːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/

//ˈfiːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d// adj

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

The verdict

“featured” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,362. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,362
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - displayed with special treatment

Corpus desk

Index EN-featured · featured · English

featured · rank #3,362 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,362
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH exposure

Nearest frequency peer: exposure (-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 “featured”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “featured” 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).

featured vs features
88% similar
featured vs fractured
78% similar
featured vs feared
75% similar

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

Key facts for featured
PropertyValue
Headwordfeatured
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈfiːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,362
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “featured”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “exposure” (#3,361), “fiction” (#3,363), “explanation” (#3,360). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “featured” is #3,362. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around featured (IPA /ˈfiːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,362 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for featured, with forms such as "efatured", "faetured", and "featrued". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "features", "fractured", "feared", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From feature + -ed. The correct English form is featured, spelled F-E-A-T-U-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    displayed with special treatment
  2. 2
    Having features of a particular kind.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. This month's featured products are on the first page of the catalogue.
  2. the broad-featured son of a farmer

Etymology

From feature + -ed.

This word in other languages

destacado(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efatured
  • faetured
  • featrued
  • feattured
  • featuerd
  • featurde
  • featuredd
  • featurred
  • feautred
  • fetaured
  • ffeatured

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efatured2faetured2featrued2feattured1featuerd2featurde2featuredd1featurred1
Edit distance from "featured"

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 "featured"?
"featured" is spelled F-E-A-T-U-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfiːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/.
What does "featured" mean?
As an adjective, "featured" means: displayed with special treatment
What words are commonly confused with "featured"?
"featured" is commonly confused with "features", "fractured", "feared". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "featured"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "featured" is /ˈfiːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "featured"?
From feature + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

exposure#3,361concrete#3,356horrible#3,368Illinois#3,370

Similar misspelling depth

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

fiction11 variantsawareness11 variantspicking11 variantspushing11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list