frilled

/fɹɪld/

//fɹɪld// adj

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

The verdict

“frilled” is uncommon English (frequency #89,380 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,380
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having frills, frilly.

Corpus desk

Index EN-frilled · frilled · English

frilled · rank #89,380 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,380
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH friz

Nearest frequency peer: friz (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “frilled”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “frilled” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for frilled
PropertyValue
Headwordfrilled
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fɹɪld/
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,380
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “frilled” in English

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “friz” (#89,381), “freighted” (#89,378), “freeloader” (#89,377). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “frilled” is #89,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frilled is uncommon English at frequency #89,380 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /fɹɪld/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having frills, frilly.".

frilled has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is frilled, spelled F-R-I-L-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having frills, frilly.

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 "frilled"?
"frilled" is spelled F-R-I-L-L-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /fɹɪld/.
What does "frilled" mean?
As an adjective, "frilled" means: Having frills, frilly.
How do you pronounce "frilled"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frilled" is /fɹɪld/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frilled" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fursuit#89,386flytrap#89,370Flossie#89,367Garonne#89,394

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list