grasped

/ɡɹæspt/

//ɡɹæspt// verb

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

The verdict

“grasped” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,224
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-grasped · grasped · English

grasped · rank #28,224 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,224
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH graphene

Nearest frequency peer: graphene (-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 “grasped”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “grasped” 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).

grasped vs grated
71% similar
grasped vs grazed
71% similar
grasped vs grasse
71% similar

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

Key facts for grasped
PropertyValue
Headwordgrasped
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɡɹæspt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,224
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “grasped”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).graspedlands 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 “graphene” (#28,223), “graze” (#28,225), “Godwin” (#28,221). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “grasped” is #28,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around grasped (IPA /ɡɹæspt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,224 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of grasp".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for grasped, with forms such as "garsped", "ggrasped", and "grapsed". 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, "grated", "grazed", "grasse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is grasped, spelled G-R-A-S-P-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of grasp

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garsped
  • ggrasped
  • grapsed
  • grasepd
  • graspde
  • graspedd
  • graspped
  • grassped
  • grrasped
  • grsaped
  • rgasped

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

garsped2ggrasped1grapsed2grasepd2graspde2graspedd1graspped1grassped1
Edit distance from "grasped"

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 "grasped"?
"grasped" is spelled G-R-A-S-P-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɹæspt/.
What does "grasped" mean?
As a verb, "grasped" means: simple past and past participle of grasp
What words are commonly confused with "grasped"?
"grasped" is commonly confused with "grated", "grazed", "grasse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grasped"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grasped" is /ɡɹæspt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grasped" come from?
"grasped" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Grenada#28,227fresher#28,209fluency#28,208huddled#28,243

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list