hunted

/ˈhʌntɪd/

//ˈhʌntɪd// adj

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

The verdict

“hunted” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,363
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Being the subject of a hunt.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hunted · hunted · English

hunted · rank #13,363 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,363
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hu

Nearest frequency peer: Hu (-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 “hunted”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hunted” 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).

hunted vs hunts
67% similar
hunted vs hunter
83% similar
hunted vs hurled
67% similar

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

Key facts for hunted
PropertyValue
Headwordhunted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈhʌntɪd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,363
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hunted”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).huntedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Hu” (#13,362), “implying” (#13,365), “GS” (#13,360). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hunted” is #13,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hunted (IPA /ˈhʌntɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,363 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hunted, with forms such as "hhunted", "hnuted", and "hunetd". 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, "hunts", "hunter", "hurled", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 hunted, spelled H-U-N-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Being the subject of a hunt.
  2. 2
    Nervous and agitated, as if pursued.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. While there is no difference between encounter rates in the two unhunted sites, the macaques are significantly less common in the hunted areas […]
  2. He looked up with a hunted expression.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhunted
  • hnuted
  • hunetd
  • hunnted
  • huntde
  • huntedd
  • huntted
  • hutned
  • uhnted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hunted - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhunted1hnuted2hunetd2hunnted1huntde2huntedd1huntted1hutned2
Edit distance from "hunted"

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 "hunted"?
"hunted" is spelled H-U-N-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhʌntɪd/.
What does "hunted" mean?
As an adjective, "hunted" means: Being the subject of a hunt.
What words are commonly confused with "hunted"?
"hunted" is commonly confused with "hunts", "hunter", "hurled". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hunted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hunted" is /ˈhʌntɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hunted" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

liaison9 variantsemblem9 variantsorphan9 variantsPeyton9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list