hadn't
/ˈhæd.n̩t/
"hadn-t" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hadn't” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,627
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Contraction of had + not (negative auxiliary).
Corpus desk
Index EN-hadn-t · hadn't · English
hadn't · rank #3,627 · 9 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,627
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,837
- PHOTO-FINISH gods
Nearest frequency peer: gods (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “hadn't”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- forgotten
forgotten
96,377 corpus weight
- forth
forth
96,376 corpus weight
- gods
gods
96,375 corpus weight
- hadn't
hadn't
96,374 corpus weight
- hire
hire
96,373 corpus weight
- hop
hop
96,372 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “hadn't” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | hadn't |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈhæd.n̩t/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,627 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hadn't” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around hadn't (IPA /ˈhæd.n̩t/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,627 among 23,837 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Contraction of had + not (negative auxiliary).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hadn't, with forms such as "ahdn't", "had'nt", and "haddn't". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "haunt", "hasn't", "haven't", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: had + -n't The correct English form is hadn't, spelled H-A-D-N-'-T.
Definition
- 1Contraction of had + not (negative auxiliary).
Etymology
had + -n't
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ahdn't
- had'nt
- haddn't
- hadn'tt
- hadnn't
- hadnt'
- hand't
- hdan't
- hhadn't
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hadn't - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hadn't", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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.