gleaned

/ɡliːnd/

//ɡliːnd// verb

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

The verdict

“gleaned” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,811
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-gleaned · gleaned · English

gleaned · rank #30,811 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,811
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH geriatric

Nearest frequency peer: geriatric (-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 “gleaned”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gleaned” 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).

gleaned vs groaned
71% similar
gleaned vs gland
71% similar
gleaned vs glean
71% similar

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

Key facts for gleaned
PropertyValue
Headwordgleaned
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɡliːnd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,811
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gleaned”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).gleanedlands 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 “geriatric” (#30,810), “globalisation” (#30,812), “goddammit” (#30,813). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gleaned” is #30,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gleaned (IPA /ɡliːnd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,811 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of glean".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gleaned, with forms such as "gelaned", "ggleaned", and "glaened". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "groaned", "gland", "glean", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is gleaned, spelled G-L-E-A-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of glean

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gelaned
  • ggleaned
  • glaened
  • gleaend
  • gleande
  • gleanedd
  • gleanned
  • glenaed
  • glleaned
  • lgeaned

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gelaned2ggleaned1glaened2gleaend2gleande2gleanedd1gleanned1glenaed2
Edit distance from "gleaned"

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

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

Same letter count

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

foaming#30,800herding#30,824Findlay#30,797Eriksen#30,784

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

goddammit10 variantsIncheon10 variantsDunedin10 variantsDelgado10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list