harmed

/hɑɹmd/

//hɑɹmd// verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

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

The verdict

“harmed” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,422
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-harmed · harmed · English

harmed · rank #15,422 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,422
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haley

Nearest frequency peer: Haley (-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 “harmed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “harmed” 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).

harmed vs hired
67% similar
harmed vs hated
67% similar
harmed vs Harvey
50% similar

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

Key facts for harmed
PropertyValue
Headwordharmed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/hɑɹmd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,422
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “harmed”

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).harmedlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Haley” (#15,421), “herring” (#15,423), “Gwen” (#15,420). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “harmed” is #15,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around harmed (IPA /hɑɹmd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,422 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of harm".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for harmed, with forms such as "ahrmed", "hamred", and "haremd". 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, "hired", "hated", "Harvey", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is harmed, spelled H-A-R-M-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of harm

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrmed
  • hamred
  • haremd
  • harmde
  • harmedd
  • harmmed
  • harrmed
  • hharmed
  • hramed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahrmed2hamred2haremd2harmde2harmedd1harmmed1harrmed1hharmed1
Edit distance from "harmed"

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 "harmed"?
"harmed" is spelled H-A-R-M-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /hɑɹmd/.
What does "harmed" mean?
As a verb, "harmed" means: simple past and past participle of harm
What words are commonly confused with "harmed"?
"harmed" is commonly confused with "hired", "hated", "Harvey". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "harmed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harmed" is /hɑɹmd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "harmed" come from?
"harmed" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hopper#15,425goalie#15,415innate#15,432faggot#15,406

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

herring9 variantshugging9 variantsfullest9 variantskidnap9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list