fledged

/flɛd͡ʒd/

//flɛd͡ʒd// adj

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"fledged" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fledged” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,637. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,637
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fledged · fledged · English

fledged · rank #20,637 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,637
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH fitch

Nearest frequency peer: fitch (-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 “fledged”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fledged” 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).

fledged vs flexed
71% similar
fledged vs fleshed
71% similar
fledged vs flagged
71% similar

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

Key facts for fledged
PropertyValue
Headwordfledged
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/flɛd͡ʒd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,637
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fledged”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “fitch” (#20,636), “fiancée” (#20,635), “forcefully” (#20,639). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fledged” is #20,637. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around fledged (IPA /flɛd͡ʒd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,637 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for fledged, with forms such as "feldged", "ffledged", and "fldeged". 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, "flexed", "fleshed", "flagged", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is fledged, spelled F-L-E-D-G-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.

This word in other languages

flügge(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • feldged
  • ffledged
  • fldeged
  • fleddged
  • fledegd
  • fledgde
  • fledgedd
  • fledgged
  • flegded
  • flledged
  • lfedged

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fledged - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

feldged2ffledged1fldeged2fleddged1fledegd2fledgde2fledgedd1fledgged1
Edit distance from "fledged"

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 "fledged"?
"fledged" is spelled F-L-E-D-G-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /flɛd͡ʒd/.
What does "fledged" mean?
As an adjective, "fledged" means: Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
What words are commonly confused with "fledged"?
"fledged" is commonly confused with "flexed", "fleshed", "flagged". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fledged"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fledged" is /flɛd͡ʒd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fledged" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fiancée#20,635Germain#20,646estuary#20,626equator#20,625

Similar misspelling depth

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

howling11 variantshumbled11 variantsclothed11 variantsLansing11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list