inflicted
/ɪnˈflɪktɪd/
"inflicted" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inflicted” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,621. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,621
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of inflict
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inflicted |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪnˈflɪktɪd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #12,621 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inflicted” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around inflicted (IPA /ɪnˈflɪktɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,621 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of inflict".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for inflicted, with forms such as "ifnlicted", "infflicted", and "infilcted". 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, "inflict", "infected", "inflated", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is inflicted, spelled I-N-F-L-I-C-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1simple past and past participle of inflict
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ifnlicted
- infflicted
- infilcted
- inflcited
- infliccted
- inflicetd
- inflictde
- inflictedd
- inflictted
- inflitced
- infllicted
- inlficted
- innflicted
- niflicted
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inflicted - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “inflicted”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-F-L-I-C-T-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪnˈflɪktɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “inflict” - see the side-by-side comparison. inflicted vs inflict
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.