invested

/ɪnˈvɛstɪd/

//ɪnˈvɛstɪd// verb

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

The verdict

“invested” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,228
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-invested · invested · English

invested · rank #5,228 · 12 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,228
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH insight

Nearest frequency peer: insight (-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 “invested”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “invested” 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).

invested vs invited
75% similar
invested vs investor
75% similar
invested vs invest
75% similar

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

Key facts for invested
PropertyValue
Headwordinvested
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈvɛstɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,228
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “invested”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).investedlands 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 “insight” (#5,227), “it'd” (#5,229), “humor” (#5,226). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “invested” is #5,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around invested (IPA /ɪnˈvɛstɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,228 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of invest".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for invested, with forms such as "inevsted", "innvested", and "invesetd". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "invited", "investor", "invest", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is invested, spelled I-N-V-E-S-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of invest

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inevsted
  • innvested
  • invesetd
  • invessted
  • investde
  • investedd
  • investted
  • invetsed
  • invseted
  • invvested
  • ivnested
  • nivested

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inevsted2innvested1invesetd2invessted1investde2investedd1investted1invetsed2
Edit distance from "invested"

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 "invested"?
"invested" is spelled I-N-V-E-S-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈvɛstɪd/.
What does "invested" mean?
As a verb, "invested" means: simple past and past participle of invest
What words are commonly confused with "invested"?
"invested" is commonly confused with "invited", "investor", "invest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "invested"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "invested" is /ɪnˈvɛstɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "invested" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Jennifer#5,230graphics#5,224emphasis#5,216emerging#5,214

Similar misspelling depth

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

partially12 variantspreserve12 variantsproduces12 variantswondered12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list