improved

/ɪmˈpɹuːvd/

//ɪmˈpɹuːvd// adj

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"improved" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“improved” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,449. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,449
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That has been made better; enhanced.

Corpus desk

Index EN-improved · improved · English

improved · rank #2,449 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,449
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH ID

Nearest frequency peer: ID (-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 “improved”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “improved” 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).

improved vs improv
75% similar
improved vs improve
88% similar
improved vs imposed
75% similar

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

Key facts for improved
PropertyValue
Headwordimproved
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪmˈpɹuːvd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,449
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “improved”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).improvedlands 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 “ID” (#2,448), “Jewish” (#2,450), “hundreds” (#2,447). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “improved” is #2,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around improved (IPA /ɪmˈpɹuːvd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,449 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "That has been made better; enhanced.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for improved, with forms such as "immproved", "imporved", and "impproved". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "improv", "improve", "imposed", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is improved, spelled I-M-P-R-O-V-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    That has been made better; enhanced.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The second is to develop a new generation of further improved contrast agent that can yield more intense myocardial contrast after intravenous injection.
  2. "When we're finished in 2024, this upgrade programme will provide a much-improved railway between London Waterloo and Portsmouth," said NR's Wessex Route Director Mark Killick.

Synonyms

amelioratedbetteredenhancedimprovedmelioratedpotentiated

Antonyms

deterioratedpreservednonenhancednonimprovedunamelioratedunenhancedunimprovedunmelioratedunmitigated

This word in other languages

mejorado(Español)amélioré(Français)verbessert(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immproved
  • imporved
  • impproved
  • improevd
  • improvde
  • improvedd
  • improvved
  • imprroved
  • imprvoed
  • imrpoved
  • ipmroved
  • miproved

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

immproved1imporved2impproved1improevd2improvde2improvedd1improvved1imprroved1
Edit distance from "improved"

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 "improved"?
"improved" is spelled I-M-P-R-O-V-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɹuːvd/.
What does "improved" mean?
As an adjective, "improved" means: That has been made better; enhanced.
What words are commonly confused with "improved"?
"improved" is commonly confused with "improv", "improve", "imposed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "improved"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "improved" is /ɪmˈpɹuːvd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "improved" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hundreds#2,447laughing#2,452familiar#2,442referred#2,460

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

recommend12 variantsrelevant12 variantscustomer12 variantsdirected12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list