iced

/ˈaɪst/

//ˈaɪst// adj

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"iced" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“iced” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,832. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,832
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - With ice added.

Corpus desk

Index EN-iced · iced · English

iced · rank #15,832 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,832
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH humiliating

Nearest frequency peer: humiliating (-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 “iced”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “iced” 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).

iced vs ID
0% similar
iced vs Ind
25% similar
iced vs icy
50% similar

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

Key facts for iced
PropertyValue
Headwordiced
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈaɪst/
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,832
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “iced”

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).icedlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “humiliating” (#15,831), “Ida” (#15,833), “horrifying” (#15,830). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “iced” is #15,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around iced (IPA /ˈaɪst/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,832 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for iced, with forms such as "cied", "icced", and "icde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ID", "Ind", "icy", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ice (“noun”) + -ed. The correct English form is iced, spelled I-C-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    With ice added.
  2. 2
    Very cold, but not necessarily containing ice.
  3. 3
    Covered with icing.
  4. 4
    Having a glittering papillose surface.
  5. 5
    Synonym of iced out (“copiously decorated with jewelry”)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I'd like an iced tea.
  2. an iced drink

Etymology

From ice (“noun”) + -ed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cied
  • icced
  • icde
  • icedd
  • iecd

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cied2icced1icde2icedd1iecd2
Edit distance from "iced"

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 "iced"?
"iced" is spelled I-C-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈaɪst/.
What does "iced" mean?
As an adjective, "iced" means: With ice added.
What words are commonly confused with "iced"?
"iced" is commonly confused with "ID", "Ind", "icy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "iced"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iced" is /ˈaɪst/. 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 "iced"?
From ice (“noun”) + -ed. 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 "iced", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list