gained

/ɡeɪnd/

//ɡeɪnd// verb

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

The verdict

“gained” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,061
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of gain

Corpus desk

Index EN-gained · gained · English

gained · rank #3,061 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,061
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH fought

Nearest frequency peer: fought (-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 “gained”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gained” 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).

gained vs gains
67% similar
gained vs grind
67% similar
gained vs gated
67% similar

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

Key facts for gained
PropertyValue
Headwordgained
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɡeɪnd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,061
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gained”

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).gainedlands 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 “fought” (#3,060), “gallery” (#3,062), “formation” (#3,059). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gained” is #3,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around gained (IPA /ɡeɪnd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,061 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of gain".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gained, with forms such as "agined", "gaiend", and "gainde". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "gains", "grind", "gated", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is gained, spelled G-A-I-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of gain

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agined
  • gaiend
  • gainde
  • gainedd
  • gainned
  • ganied
  • ggained
  • gianed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agined2gaiend2gainde2gainedd1gainned1ganied2ggained1gianed2
Edit distance from "gained"

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 "gained"?
"gained" is spelled G-A-I-N-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡeɪnd/.
What does "gained" mean?
As a verb, "gained" means: simple past and past participle of gain
What words are commonly confused with "gained"?
"gained" is commonly confused with "gains", "grind", "gated". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gained"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gained" is /ɡeɪnd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gained" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fought#3,060junior#3,069Korean#3,072repeat#3,080

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

marks8 variantsbarely8 variantsvisual8 variantsreply8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list