grained

adj

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

The verdict

“grained” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,417. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,417
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a grain or grains.

Corpus desk

Index EN-grained · grained · English

grained · rank #32,417 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,417
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gondola

Nearest frequency peer: gondola (-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 “grained”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “grained” 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).

grained vs grand
71% similar
grained vs grind
71% similar
grained vs grains
71% similar

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

Key facts for grained
PropertyValue
Headwordgrained
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,417
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “grained”

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).grainedlands 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 “gondola” (#32,416), “grandmaster” (#32,418), “giraffes” (#32,415). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grained” is #32,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around grained, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,417 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for grained, with forms such as "garined", "ggrained", and "graiend". 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, "grand", "grind", "grains", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From grain + -ed. Piecewise doublet of corned. The correct English form is grained, spelled G-R-A-I-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a grain or grains.
  2. 2
    Stained with an imitation wood grain.
  3. 3
    Having a specified type of grain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how grained appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. close-grained
  2. long-grained rice

Etymology

From grain + -ed. Piecewise doublet of corned.

This word in other languages

granado(Español)körnig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garined
  • ggrained
  • graiend
  • grainde
  • grainedd
  • grainned
  • granied
  • grianed
  • grrained
  • rgained

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grained - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

garined2ggrained1graiend2grainde2grainedd1grainned1granied2grianed2
Edit distance from "grained"

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 "grained"?
"grained" is spelled G-R-A-I-N-E-D.
What does "grained" mean?
As an adjective, "grained" means: Having a grain or grains.
What words are commonly confused with "grained"?
"grained" is commonly confused with "grand", "grind", "grains". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "grained"?
From grain + -ed. Piecewise doublet of corned. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gondola#32,416grudges#32,421Gervais#32,412Gatwick#32,409

Similar misspelling depth

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

giraffes10 variantsforsake10 variantsflatly10 variantsIroquois10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list