feigned
/ˈfeɪnd/
"feigned" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“feigned” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,200. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,200
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Being a pretense, simulation, or counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-feigned · feigned · English
feigned · rank #44,200 · 10 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #44,200
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH featherweight
Nearest frequency peer: featherweight (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “feigned”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- farcical
farcical
55,805 corpus weight
- fawning
fawning
55,803 corpus weight
- featherweig…
featherweight
55,802 corpus weight
- feigned
feigned
55,801 corpus weight
- Feinberg
Feinberg
55,800 corpus weight
- Ferraris
Ferraris
55,799 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “feigned” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | feigned |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfeɪnd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #44,200 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “feigned” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around feigned (IPA /ˈfeɪnd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,200 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Being a pretense, simulation, or counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for feigned, with forms such as "efigned", "fegined", and "feigend". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fined", "feign", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is feigned, spelled F-E-I-G-N-E-D.
Definition
- 1Being a pretense, simulation, or counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how feigned appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I have discovered that a feigned familiarity in great ones is a note of certain usurpation on the less. For great and popular men feign themselves to be servants to others to make those slaves to them. So the fisher provides bait for the trout, roach, dace, &c., that they may be food to him.
"I have passed my word," said Jowl with feigned reluctance, "and I'll keep it. When does this match come off? I wish it was over. -- To-night?"
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- efigned
- fegined
- feigend
- feiggned
- feignde
- feignedd
- feignned
- feinged
- ffeigned
- fiegned
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of feigned - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "feigned", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.