given
/ˈɡɪv.n̩/
"given" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“given” is in the everyday core of English, ranked #372 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #372
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - past participle of give
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | given |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈɡɪv.n̩/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #372 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “given” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for given is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡɪv.n̩/. Corpus data places it at rank #372 in overall English word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "past participle of give".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for given, with forms such as "ggiven", "gievn", and "givenn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "glen", "Gwen", "gove", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Morphologically give + -n. The correct English form is given, spelled G-I-V-E-N.
Definition
- 1past participle of give
Etymology
Morphologically give + -n.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggiven,gievn,givenn,givne,givven,gvien,igven
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of given - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “given”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-I-V-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡɪv.n̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “glen” - see the side-by-side comparison. given vs glen
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.