hinted

/ˈhɪntɪd/

//ˈhɪntɪd// verb

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

The verdict

“hinted” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,157
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 hint

Corpus desk

Index EN-hinted · hinted · English

hinted · rank #17,157 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,157
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH heartfelt

Nearest frequency peer: heartfelt (-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 “hinted”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hinted” 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).

hinted vs hired
67% similar
hinted vs hints
67% similar
hinted vs honed
67% similar

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

Key facts for hinted
PropertyValue
Headwordhinted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈhɪntɪd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,157
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hinted”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).hintedlands 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 “heartfelt” (#17,156), “hoodie” (#17,158), “Hartley” (#17,155). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hinted” is #17,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hinted (IPA /ˈhɪntɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,157 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of hint".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hinted, with forms such as "hhinted", "hinetd", and "hinnted". 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", "hints", "honed", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is hinted, spelled H-I-N-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of hint

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhinted
  • hinetd
  • hinnted
  • hintde
  • hintedd
  • hintted
  • hitned
  • hnited
  • ihnted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhinted1hinetd2hinnted1hintde2hintedd1hintted1hitned2hnited2
Edit distance from "hinted"

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 "hinted"?
"hinted" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɪntɪd/.
What does "hinted" mean?
As a verb, "hinted" means: simple past and past participle of hint
What words are commonly confused with "hinted"?
"hinted" is commonly confused with "hired", "hints", "honed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinted" is /ˈhɪntɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinted" come from?
"hinted" 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 "hinted", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

hoodie#17,158gutted#17,153groves#17,151insure#17,164

Similar misspelling depth

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

joyful9 variantskickoff9 variantsfender9 variantsmammoth9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list