hounded

/ˈhaʊndɪd/

//ˈhaʊndɪd// verb

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

The verdict

“hounded” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,680. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,680
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-hounded · hounded · English

hounded · rank #41,680 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,680
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH IaC

Nearest frequency peer: IaC (+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 “hounded”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hounded” 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).

hounded vs housed
71% similar
hounded vs hunted
71% similar
hounded vs hounds
71% similar

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

Key facts for hounded
PropertyValue
Headwordhounded
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈhaʊndɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,680
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hounded”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).houndedlands 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 “IaC” (#41,681), “homeward” (#41,678), “homeownership” (#41,677). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hounded” is #41,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around hounded (IPA /ˈhaʊndɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,680 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of hound".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for hounded, with forms such as "hhounded", "honuded", and "houdned". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "housed", "hunted", "hounds", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is hounded, spelled H-O-U-N-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of hound

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhounded
  • honuded
  • houdned
  • houndde
  • houndded
  • houndedd
  • hounedd
  • hounnded
  • huonded
  • ohunded

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hounded - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhounded1honuded2houdned2houndde2houndded1houndedd1hounedd2hounnded1
Edit distance from "hounded"

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

Same letter count

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

Holborn#41,673implode#41,688Helmand#41,668inshore#41,692

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Halliwell10 variantsirritant10 variantsHadrian10 variantsGwynedd10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list