filled

/fɪld/

//fɪld// adj

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"filled" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“filled” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,041. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,041
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That is now full.

Corpus desk

Index EN-filled · filled · English

filled · rank #2,041 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,041
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH environmental

Nearest frequency peer: environmental (-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 “filled”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “filled” 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).

filled vs fled
67% similar
filled vs fixed
67% similar
filled vs fired
67% similar

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

Key facts for filled
PropertyValue
Headwordfilled
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fɪld/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,041
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “filled”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).filledlands 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 “environmental” (#2,040), “fixed” (#2,042), “ensure” (#2,039). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “filled” is #2,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around filled (IPA /fɪld/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,041 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "That is now full.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for filled, with forms such as "ffilled", "fileld", and "fillde". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fled", "fixed", "fired", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is filled, spelled F-I-L-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    That is now full.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The whole building was filled with thick smoke.

Synonyms

thick

This word in other languages

plein(Français)gefüllt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffilled
  • fileld
  • fillde
  • filledd
  • fliled
  • iflled

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffilled1fileld2fillde2filledd1fliled2iflled2
Edit distance from "filled"

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 "filled"?
"filled" is spelled F-I-L-L-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /fɪld/.
What does "filled" mean?
As an adjective, "filled" means: That is now full.
What words are commonly confused with "filled"?
"filled" is commonly confused with "fled", "fixed", "fired". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "filled"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filled" is /fɪld/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filled" come from?
"filled" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ensure#2,039forest#2,043labour#2,046dating#2,035

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

dick6 variantscrew6 variantsocean6 variantswins6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list