haired

/hɛəd/

//hɛəd// adj

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"haired" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“haired” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,225. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,225
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bearing one's own hair as grown and yet attached; neither bald nor hairless.

Corpus desk

Index EN-haired · haired · English

haired · rank #11,225 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,225
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH haircut

Nearest frequency peer: haircut (-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 “haired”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “haired” 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).

haired vs hard
67% similar
haired vs hire
67% similar
haired vs hare
67% similar

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

Key facts for haired
PropertyValue
Headwordhaired
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/hɛəd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,225
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “haired”

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).hairedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “haircut” (#11,224), “gravel” (#11,223), “Hastings” (#11,227). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “haired” is #11,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around haired (IPA /hɛəd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,225 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for haired, with forms such as "ahired", "haierd", and "hairde". 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, "hard", "hire", "hare", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English hered, equivalent to hair + -ed. Compare Dutch behaard (“haired”), German behaart (“haired”). The correct English form is haired, spelled H-A-I-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bearing one's own hair as grown and yet attached; neither bald nor hairless.
  2. 2
    Bearing some specific type of hair.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. It was pointed at the tip, and whilst its dorsum was haired the opposite surface was hairless, hollowed out into a concha and directed forwards and outwards.
  2. He made only one exception: our big rangy Llewellin setter named Frank, a blue-ticked genius that knew integral calculus where quail were concerned, and was haired almost as thinly as a pointer.

Etymology

From Middle English hered, equivalent to hair + -ed. Compare Dutch behaard (“haired”), German behaart (“haired”).

This word in other languages

cabelludo(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahired
  • haierd
  • hairde
  • hairedd
  • hairred
  • haried
  • hhaired
  • hiared

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahired2haierd2hairde2hairedd1hairred1haried2hhaired1hiared2
Edit distance from "haired"

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 "haired"?
"haired" is spelled H-A-I-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /hɛəd/.
What does "haired" mean?
As an adjective, "haired" means: Bearing one's own hair as grown and yet attached; neither bald nor hairless.
What words are commonly confused with "haired"?
"haired" is commonly confused with "hard", "hire", "hare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "haired"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haired" is /hɛəd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "haired"?
From Middle English hered, equivalent to hair + -ed. Compare Dutch behaard (“haired”), German behaart (“haired”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gravel#11,223grains#11,221genome#11,220hustle#11,232

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

crust8 variantscrisp8 variantsoracle8 variantspottery8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list