invited

/ɪnˈvaɪtɪd/

//ɪnˈvaɪtɪd// verb

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"invited" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“invited” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,839. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,839
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-invited · invited · English

invited · rank #2,839 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,839
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH hong

Nearest frequency peer: hong (-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 “invited”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “invited” 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).

invited vs invite
86% similar
invited vs incite
71% similar
invited vs invaded
71% similar

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

Key facts for invited
PropertyValue
Headwordinvited
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈvaɪtɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,839
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “invited”

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).invitedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “hong” (#2,838), “letting” (#2,840), “hidden” (#2,837). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “invited” is #2,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around invited (IPA /ɪnˈvaɪtɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,839 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of invite".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for invited, with forms such as "inivted", "innvited", and "invietd". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "invite", "incite", "invaded", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is invited, spelled I-N-V-I-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of invite

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inivted
  • innvited
  • invietd
  • invitde
  • invitedd
  • invitted
  • invtied
  • invvited
  • ivnited
  • nivited

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inivted2innvited1invietd2invitde2invitedd1invitted1invtied2invvited1
Edit distance from "invited"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

letting#2,840portion#2,848depends#2,828protein#2,851

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

hardly10 variantsprincess10 variantsregions10 variantscausing10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list