gazed

/ɡeɪzd/

//ɡeɪzd// verb

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"gazed" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gazed” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,734
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-gazed · gazed · English

gazed · rank #35,734 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,734
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gawd

Nearest frequency peer: Gawd (-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 “gazed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gazed” 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).

gazed vs GED
0% similar
gazed vs greed
60% similar
gazed vs glued
60% similar

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

Key facts for gazed
PropertyValue
Headwordgazed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɡeɪzd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,734
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gazed”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).gazedlands 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 “Gawd” (#35,733), “gauss” (#35,732), “girlie” (#35,736). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gazed” is #35,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gazed (IPA /ɡeɪzd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,734 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of gaze".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gazed, with forms such as "agzed", "gaezd", and "gazde". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "GED", "greed", "glued", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is gazed, spelled G-A-Z-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of gaze

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agzed
  • gaezd
  • gazde
  • gazedd
  • gazzed
  • ggazed
  • gzaed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agzed2gaezd2gazde2gazedd1gazzed1ggazed1gzaed2
Edit distance from "gazed"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gauss#35,732gaudy#35,731grays#35,740grout#35,742

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

gobble7 variantsfermi7 variantsfallow7 variantsdipper7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list