increased

/ɪnˈkɹiːst/

//ɪnˈkɹiːst// verb

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"increased" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“increased” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,308
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-increased · increased · English

increased · rank #1,308 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,308
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH here's

Nearest frequency peer: here's (-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 “increased”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “increased” 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).

increased vs increases
89% similar
increased vs increase
89% similar
increased vs incensed
78% similar

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

Key facts for increased
PropertyValue
Headwordincreased
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈkɹiːst/
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,308
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “increased”

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).increasedlands 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 “here's” (#1,307), “Indian” (#1,309), “grand” (#1,306). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “increased” is #1,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around increased (IPA /ɪnˈkɹiːst/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,308 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of increase".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for increased, with forms such as "icnreased", "inccreased", and "incerased". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "increases", "increase", "incensed", 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is increased, spelled I-N-C-R-E-A-S-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of increase

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnreased
  • inccreased
  • incerased
  • incraesed
  • increaesd
  • increasde
  • increasedd
  • increassed
  • incresaed
  • incrreased
  • inncreased
  • inrceased
  • nicreased

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

icnreased2inccreased1incerased2incraesed2increaesd2increasde2increasedd1increassed1
Edit distance from "increased"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

literally#1,311necessary#1,315resources#1,317Christmas#1,297

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

directly13 variantsoperation13 variantsfighting13 variantscommercial13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list